Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir

Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir (born 1 May 1953, in Reykjavik[1]) is an Icelandic author, noted for her children's books.[2]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ragnheiður.
Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir
Born (1953-05-01) 1 May 1953
Reykjavík, Iceland
OccupationAuthor
Known forChildren's books

Ragnheiður was born in a family of painters and writers. She graduated as a teacher from the Kennaraskóli Íslands in 1973, and took a degree in art history at Aarhus University in 1979. She also studied literature at the University of Iceland.[3][2]

Ragnheiður worked as a teacher in Reykjavík for several years, and was editor of Iceland's National Centre for Educational Materials 1990–96. She has both illustrated and written books for children and teens.[3]

Her first book, Ljósin lifna, was published in 1985.[4] Ragnheiður has retold and illustrated various Icelandic folktales, pre-eminently in her book Sagan af Hlina konungssyni. Amongst other prizes, Ragnheiður won the Icelandic Children's Book Prize for her 2000 book Leikur á borði; and the Nordic Children's Book Prize in 2005 for her novel Sverðberinn.[5][2] Her most recent novels include the 2009 Hjartsláttur and the 2012 Myndin í speglinum.

Ragnheiður lives in Hafnarfjörður. She is married and has four children.[3][1]

Prizes

References
  1. Uríková, Alžbeta. "Všetky možné princezné (Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir)". Čítajme si spolu (in Slovak). Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  2. "Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir hlaut barnabókaverðlaun". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  3. "Bókmenntir.is - Höfundar". bokmenntir.is. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  4. "FABULOUS BOOKS Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir-Through the Glass Wall Young Adult" (PDF). Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. "Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir – Sverðberinn | Bókmenntavefur". Bókmenntaborgin - Reykjavík bókmenntaborg UNESCO (in Icelandic). 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  6. "Vorvindar" (in Icelandic). 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2021-03-30.



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