Bryndís Björgvinsdóttir
Bryndís Björgvinsdóttir is an Icelandic author and folklorist. She started her writing career at fifteen when she co-authored the book Orðabelgur Ormars ofurmennis. In 2011 she published her second book, the children's book Flugan sem stöðvaði stríðið which won the Icelandic Children's Book Prize.
In 2014 she published the young adult book Hafnfirðingabrandarinn which won both the Icelandic Literary Prize and the Icelandic Women's Literature Prize.
Bryndís is an adjunct professor at Iceland Academy of the Arts.Activism
In 2015 Bryndís Björgvinsdóttir, Using social media, has actively encouraged the Icelandic government and Icelandic people to help out and open their homes for fleeing Syrian refugees, during the Syrian Civil War. The call for activism has indeed helped the Icelandic government to rethink their immigrant policies.
