Ævar Örn Jósepsson (born 25 August 1963 in Hafnarfjörður) is an Icelandic journalist, translator, and author.
He attended the University of Stirling in Scotland, UK, from 1986-1987 and studied journalism, political science and philosophy.
He then attended Albert-Ludwigs Universität in Freiburg, Germany, becoming Magister Artium of philosophy and English literature in 1994.
[1] Ævar initially worked as a fisherman, then as from 1984-1986 as a bank clerk for Landsbanki Íslands.
He has also written a short story called Línudans, published in Spannendsten Weihnachtgeschichten aus Skandinavien (2004).