Stelkur LIVE: International short story festiva

The literary magazine Stelkur is hosting a short story festival featuring writers from five countries, who will appear and read stories from the magazine’s latest issue, which will be released at the same time.

This special double festival edition of the online magazine celebrates its third anniversary. Authors from Finland, the Faroe Islands, Ireland, Lithuania and Iceland will read their stories in full, giving audiences the opportunity to immerse themselves in each literary world and experience the stories in their entirety.

The authors will read in their original languages, while Icelandic translations will be projected onto a screen.

SATURDAY PROGRAMME – 5 September

14:00–17:00

Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir (IS)
Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir is well known in Iceland for her novels, but she is also one of the country’s finest short story writers. Her short story collection Ástin, Texas received the Fjöruverðlaunin literary award in 2019.

Sheila Armstrong (IE)
Sheila Armstrong is a writer from northwest Ireland. Her books and stories have been translated into ten languages and have received numerous nominations. She recently published the short story collection How to Gut a Fish.

Tapio Koivukari (FI)
Tapio Koivukari is well known to Icelandic readers, with many of his books having been translated into Icelandic. He is one of Finland’s most highly regarded writers, and his novel Predikarastelpan received the Runeberg Prize.

SUNDAY PROGRAMME – 6 September

14:00–17:00

Einar Már Guðmundsson (IS)
Einar Már Guðmundsson is one of Iceland’s most widely read authors, both in Iceland and internationally, and has received, among other honours, the Nordic Council’s Literature Prize. Over the years, he has published two outstanding collections of short stories and is now returning to the form.

Maggie Armstrong (IE)
Maggie Armstrong is a Dublin-based writer. She worked as a journalist for many years before turning to fiction and attracted considerable attention with her short story collection Old Romantics, which was nominated, among other awards, for the Irish Book Awards in the Best Newcomer category.

Alvydas Šlepikas (LT)
Alvydas Šlepikas is one of Lithuania’s best-known writers. His novel My Name Is Marytė has been translated into numerous languages. He is a versatile writer, working not only on the page but also for stage and screen.

Vónbjørt Vang (FO)
Vónbjørt Vang has visited Iceland many times and has built up a devoted following here — and not only here, as she received the Nordic Council’s Literature Prize last year. She returns with a new short story in hand.

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Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

Wheelchair accessible.
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