Hildur Knútsdóttir (born 16 June 1984, in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic writer. In 2016, she won the Icelandic Literary Prize for children's books for her novel Vetrarhörkur (Winter Frost).
She studied at University of Iceland. She taught a writing workshop.
Political career In March 2017, Hildur served briefly as a member of parliament for the Left-Green Movement to relieve Kolbeinn Óttarsson Proppé. In 2018, she left the party, citing dissatisfaction with a lack of progress in negotiations between the state and the Icelandic Association of Midwives.
Publications Source: Sláttur (2011)Review: Helga Birgisdóttir. 2011. "ógeðsleg, loðin og ófrumleg hæðnisrotta". Um tísku, blogg og skáldsöguna Slátt. Spássían 2011, 2: 34–35. https://timarit.is/page/7256395Review: Friðrika Benónýsdóttir. 2011. Mitt hjarta eða þitt? Fréttablaðið, May 13, 2011, p. 32. https://timarit.is/page/5152641Review: Sunna Ósk Logadóttir. 2011. Hittir beint í hjartastað. Morgunblaðið, May 17, 2011, p. 29. https://timarit.is/page/5369108Review: Páll Baldvin Baldvinsson. 2011. Hjarta mitt slær veikt. Fréttatíminn, June 17, 2011, p. 34. https://timarit.is/page/5819046Interview: Kolbrún Bergþórsdóttir. 2011. Gaman að sjá hvað gerist. Morgunblaðið, April 26, 2011, p. 30. https://timarit.is/page/5367417 Spádómurinn (2012) Ævintýraeyjan: þrautir, leikir, gátur og skemmtun! (2014) Draugaljósið (2015) Vetrarfrí (2015) Vetrarhörkur (Winter Frost) (2016)
Doddi: Bók sannleikans with Þórdís Gísladóttir (2016) Doddi: Ekkert rugl! with Þórdís Gísladóttir (2017) Ljónið (2018) Orðskýringar (2018) Nornin (2019) Hingað og ekki lengra with Þórdís Gísladóttir (2020) Skógurinn (2020) Nú er nóg komið! with Þórdís Gísladóttir (2021) Myrkrið milli stjarnanna (2021)
Urðarhvarf (2023) Hrím (2023) Mandla (2024) Kasia og Magdalena (2024) Gestir (2025)
Awards Sources: 2015: Icelandic Literary Prize, nominated: Vetrarfrí 2016: Fjöruverðlaunin: VetrarfríMbl.is, „Fjöruverðlaunin afhent í Höfða“ 2016: Icelandic Literary Prize: VetrarhörkurVisir.is, „Auður Ava, Rax og Hildur Knútsdóttir handhafar Íslensku bókmenntaverðlaunanna“ 2016: Icelandic Literary Prize, nominated: Doddi: Bók sannleikans 2018: Icelandic Literary Prize, nominated: Ljónið 2019: Icelandic Literary Prize, nominated: Nornin 2020: Icelandic Literary Prize, nominated: Skógurinn 2023: Icelandic Literary Prize, nominated: Hrím 2024: Icelandic Literary Prize, nominated: Kasia og Magdalena 2026: Locus Award for Best Short Story, finalist: "The Shape of Stones" Retrieved 2026-06-04.
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