KristÃn Helga Gunnarsdóttir
Kristín Helga Gunnarsdóttir (* November 24, 1963 in Reykjavík, Iceland ) is an Icelandic children 's and teen book author.
Life
Kristín graduated from high school in Reykjavík and then studied Spanish at the University of Barcelona, Reykjavík University and the University of Utah in Salt Lake City in the U.S.. There she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts ( BA) in Media Studies from and Spanish. From 1987 to 1998 she worked as a presenter and in Icelandic radio and television, including for private downstream television channel Stöð 2
Honors and Awards
- 2001: Price of Reykjavík Pädagogenverandes
- 2008: Children and Youth Book Prize of the West Nordic Council
- 2008: Sögusteinn Children's Book Award of the Icelandic section of IBBY