Turið Sigurðardóttir

[1][2] Born in Copenhagen, Sigurðardóttir is the daughter of Sigrið av Skarði, a feminist journalist and academic, and of Sigurð Joensen, a lawyer who campaigned for the independence of the Faroe Islands.

She contributes to various academic bodies such as the Faroese Language Board and is a member of the jury for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize.

She has also translated books into Faroese from Icelandic, Swedish and English, including works by Halldór Laxness and Astrid Lindgren[1] and had the academic advice of the first ever Faroese/German anthology “From Janus Djurhuus to Tóroddur Poulsen – Faroese Poetry during 100 Years” in 2007.

One of her most extensive publications is the complete works of the Faroese author Símun av Skarði in seven volumes.

[4] Turið Sigurðardóttir has managed the publishing house Ungu Føroyar since the 1990s, established by her mother, Sigrið av Skarði Joensen, in 1949.