Bryndís Björgvinsdóttir

Bryndís Björgvinsdóttir (born 24 March 1982) is an Icelandic author and folklorist.

She started her writing career at fifteen when she co-authored the book Orðabelgur Ormars ofurmennis (The Wordballoon of Worm Wonderman).

In 2014, she published the young adult book Hafnfirðingabrandarinn (The Local Joke) which won both the Icelandic Literary Prize (2014) and the Icelandic Women's Literature Prize (or Fjöruverðlaunin 2014).

[1] In 2015, Bryndís, 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.

[2] The call for activism has helped the Icelandic government to rethink their immigrant policies.