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INTHEMOORLAND“NORDIC WONDERS”

INTERNATIONALCHILDREN’SANDYOUTHLITERATUREFESTIVALINREYKJAVÍK

_______________THURSDAY11OCTOBER ProgrammeforschoolsandFestivalOpeningFRIDAY12OCTOBER Symposium SATURDAY13OCTOBER Workshops,lecturesandevents SUNDAY14OCTOBER GuestsofHonourandjamboree!

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Registrationby8October2018atmyrinfestival@gmail.com.Allworkshopsandeventsforchildrenarefreeofcharge.

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Thursday 11 October _______________________________________STORIES AND WORKSHOPS

for school groups 09:15-10:00|STORIES

Funnybirdsandmischievousmagpies!Anentertainingcombinationoftwobelovedauthors,ÞórdísGísladóttirandHjörleifurHjartarson.Natureisallaroundus,butwhattodowiththebutterfliesandstormsinsideofus?Canbirdsreachpubertytoo?

Auditorium|InIcelandic|Age:12+

09:15-10:00|STORYANDWORKSHOP ReadinganddrawingwithRánFlygenring,theillustratorofTheAmazingAdventures ofMaulinaSchmitt.MeetMaulinaandherkingdomMoldavia,withtwoturtles,endless breakfastsand84pottedplants,andtryyourhandatdrawingthem!

Children’slibrary|InIcelandic|Age10-12

09:15-10:00|INVENTIVESTORYTELLING Whenamousemeetsacat,thingscangoterriblywrong.Butactually,theycangopretty welltoo.Especiallywhentherearehand-knittedhatsandingeniousinventionsinvolved... DanishwriterandillustratorRasmusBregnhøiwillreadandplaywithwordsandlines.

Blackbox|InDanish/Icelandicinterpretation|Age10-12

10:10-11:00|LECTUREANDSTORIES

PeterMadsen,creatoroftheDanishseriesValhalla,invitesyoutotheworldofOdin,ThorandLokiandhishumorouscomicsinspiredbyNordicmythology.ListentohisstoriesandaskhimeverythingyoualwayswantedtoknowaboutValhalla.

Auditorium|InEnglish|Age12-15

10:10-11:00|WORKSHOP Littleravenonaramble!FlyalongwiththeauthorsofthebookKvæðiðum Krummaling(“Therhymeaboutthelittleraven”),AðalsteinnÁsbergSigurðsson andHögniSigurþórsson,andjoininwithrhyming,poetryandmaskmaking. Children’slibrary|InIcelandic|Age8-9

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10:10-11:00|WORKSHOP

Aworkshopwith…arobot!Andnotjustanyrobot,butonewithatalentfordrawingfantasticanimals.Feedtherobotwithyourdrawingsandfindoutwhichcuriousanimalsitwillgenerate.WithillustratorJennyLucanderfromFinland.

Blackbox|InSwedish/Icelandicinterpretation|Age8-9

11:10-12:00|STORY

Clairvoyantteenagers,murderandamysteriouslinktomythicalworlds.Agirlwhodoesn’thaveataillikeeveryoneelseandhastofleefordearlife–YoungAdultwritersMaleneSølvstenfromDenmark,SiriPettersenfromNorwayandIcelanderRagnheiðurEyjólfsdóttirreadfromtheirenchantingfantasyseries.IncollaborationwiththeHagaskóliBookPanel.

Auditorium|InIcelandic,DanishandEnglish|Age13-15

11:10-12:00|STORYANDWORKSHOP SwedishwriterandillustratorAnnaHöglundtakesyouonajourneyinherfairy taleaboutascarygiantandabravegirlwithanumbrellaandamirror.Whatdoyou thinkshouldhappennext?TogetherwithAnnayou’lltellanddrawyourownstory.

Children’slibrary|InSwedish/Icelandicinterpretation|Age5-7

11:10-12:00|WORKSHOP Monsterworkshop-Littlemonsterandbigmonsterarewellknowntoreadersofall ages.LearnhowtomakeyourownmonsterwiththehelpofÁslaugJónsdóttir,the illustratorandoneoftheauthorsofthebooks. Blackbox|InIcelandic|Age5-7

12:30-13:20|WORKSHOP WiththecreatorsofthebookMaps,DanielandAleksandraMizielińskifromPoland, wemakeaverylargemapofIceland.Whichobjects,animalsandplacesshouldbe where?Draw,picktherightlocationandcreateIcelandatyourfeet! Auditorium|InPolishandEnglish/Icelandicinterpretation|Age8-9

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13:00-14:15|STORYANDWORKSHOP Agirlisdriftingonaraftatseawhenshesuddenlyseesasignwith“TheIslandof Happiness”.Buttherearemanyislandsinthesea.Howcanshefindtherightisland? Whatkindofislandwouldmakeyouhappy?ReadingandworkshopwithMarit TörnqvistfromHolland/Sweden. Blackbox|InSwedishwithIcelandicinterpretation|Age6-10

13:30-14:45|STORYANDWORKSHOP FollowPapaBearonacrazyjourneythroughthecity,onaboatandunderwaterin searchofLittleBear.CanyoufindLittleBear?ThischarmingstorybyBenjamin

ChaudwillbereadinFrench.Afterthestory,Benjaminwillhelpyoumakeyourownbook.IncollaborationwithAllianceFrançaise.

Children’slibrary|InFrench/Icelandicinterpretation|Age6-11 10:00-18:00|BARNABÓKAFLÓÐIÐ|CHILDREN’SBOOKFLOOD TheChildren’sBookFloodisaninteractiveexhibition,wheretheMidgardSerpent takeschildrenonacreativejourneythroughbooksandstories.Readmoreonp.11. Exhibitionspace|Freeadmission

Registrationforschoolgroupsby8October2018atmyrinfestival@gmail.com

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Thursday 11 October ____________________________________________

- O P E N I N G -

15:30-16:00 LECTURE

WHYYOUSHOULDPLAYVIDEOGAMESTOMAKEBETTERBOOKS Aquickdiveintothemosteffectiveandimmersivestorytellingtechniques

andawaytousetheminchildren’sbooks

OpeningtalkbypicturebookmakerandgamedesignteacherDanielMizieliński.

Auditorium|InEnglish|Freeentrance

16:00 FESTIVALOPENING

Library

16:10 VERNISSAGE

Theexhibition”Djursomingensettutomvi”(AnimalsNo-OneHasSeenExceptUs)

isbasedonthepicturebookwiththesametitlebyauthorUlfStark(SE)andillustratorLindaBondestam(FI).Theoriginalpaintingsinviteusintoa

wonderfulfantasyworldwithanimalswehaveneverseenbefore.GuidedtourandintroductionbyMikaelaWickströmfromNordicCulturePointinFinland.

Foyer|InEnglish

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Friday 12 October ____________________________________________

- S Y M P O S I U M - Nordic Wonders

Lecturesandpaneldiscussionsoncurrenttopicsinchildren’sliterature

Auditorium|ThesymposiumwillbeinEnglish

08:30–09:00

REGISTRATIONANDCOFFEE

09:00–09:10 WELCOME

ElizaJeanReid,FirstLadyofIcelandandco-founderofIcelandWritersRetreat, openstheconference.

09:10–09:20 THENORDICCOUNCILCHILDRENANDYOUNGPEOPLE’SLITERATUREPRIZE

SofieHermansenEriksdatter,projectmanageroftheOfficefortheNordicCouncilChildrenandYoungPeople’sLiteraturePrizediscussestheprizeanditspurpose.

09:20–10:10 EVIL,DARKNESSANDHUMOUR-TRENDSINNORDICCHILDREN’SLITERATURE

Shouldchildrenbeconfrontedwithproblems,evilanddespairinthebookstheyread? DanishauthorRasmusBregnhøiwilltalkabouthissatiricalcomicseries"Rasmuswrites aNordicchildren'sbook,”literaryscholarKjerstiLersbryggenMørkfromNorwaygives alectureaboutherresearchonevilinchildren’sliteratureandIcelandicwriterÞórdís Gísladóttirwilltalkabouthumourinherbooks. Moderator:GuðrúnLáraPétursdóttir

10:10–10:25 COFFEEBREAK

Registrationatmyrinfestival@gmail.comRegistrationFee3.500ISK

Coffeeandlightlunchincluded Registerby8October2018

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10:25–11:15 THERE-CREATIONANDUSEOFCULTURALHERITAGEINNORDICCHILDREN’S ANDYOUTHLITERATURE Aseminaronhowculturalheritage,andNordicmythologyinparticular,isusedasan inspirationintoday’sliteratureforyoungpeople.ÁrmannJakobsson(IS),Malene Sølvsten(DK),PeterMadsen(DK),RagnheiðurEyjólfsdóttir(IS),SiriPettersen(NO) talkabouttheirownworkandDr.JaninaOrlov(SE/FI)discussestheuseofmythsand naturefromaFinnish-Swedishperspective. Moderator:KristínRagnaGunnarsdóttir

11:15–12:05 NATUREINTHENORTH-ECO-CRITICISMINCHILDREN’SLITERATURE

Docurrentaffairsinsocietyfindtheirwayintochildren’sbooks?Howdoestoday’s children’sliteraturedealwithclimatechangeandenvironmentalissues?Alectureby professorDagnýKristjánsdóttirwithcontributionsbytheIcelandicwritersKristín HelgaGunnarsdóttir,AðalsteinnÁsbergSigurðssonandHjörleifurHjartarson. Moderator:MargrétTryggvadóttir

12:05–12:15ANNOUNCEMENTOFTHEWINNEROFTHEWESTNORDICCOUNCILCHILDRENANDYOUNGPEOPLE´SLITERATUREPRIZE2018 12:15–12:45 LUNCHBREAK

12:45–13:15VÅRVÄNULFOCHVI-ALECTUREABOUTTHESWEDISHWRITERULFSTARK

OurfriendUlfandus-UlfStark(1944-2017)wasoneofSweden’smostprominent writersforchildrenandyoungadults.UlfStark’sspouse,literaryscholar,andtranslator JaninaOrlov,andwriterandillustratorAnnaHöglund,withwhomUlfworkedtogether onmanybooks,willtalkabouthisworkandlife. 13:15–14:00 READINGPROMOTION:BESTPRACTICESANDNEWINITIATIVES

AseminaraboutreadingpromotioninitiativesinIcelandthat,eachwithadifferent approach,seektoadvocatereadingamongyoungpeople.Whatworksandwhy? Inwhatwaysdotheseprojectsdifferfromprogramsinitiatedbythegovernment? ParticipantsareÆvarÞórBenediktsson(ÆvartheScientist’sreadingcampaign), HólmfríðurÓlöfÓlafsdóttir(Sögur)andMarloesRobijn(Lestrarvinir).

Moderator:ArndísÞórarinsdóttir

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14:00–14:15 COFFEEBREAK

14:15–15:05 GETTINGLOSTANDFINDINGOURSELVESINPICTURES.THEVISUALWORLD OFTODAY’SCHILDREN

Today’schildrenaregrowingupinaveryvisualworld.Dotheygetthepicturesthey needanddeserve?Picturestolosethemselvesin;imagerytohelpthemgrowandfind theiridentity?Sixillustratorsgivetheirtakeonthetopic.WithBenjaminChaud(FR), JennyLucander(FI),RánFlygenring(IS),AnnaHöglund(SE),HögniSigurþórsson(IS) andDanielMizieliński(PL).

Moderator:RagnheiðurGestsdóttir

15:05–15:50 CHILDREN’SBOOKSASBRIDGESBETWEENDIFFERENTCULTURES

Canstoriesprovideshelter?Canbooksopendoorsandbuildbridgesbetweenpeople andcultures?WriterandillustratorMaritTörnqvist(NL/SE)tellsaboutherprojects withrefugeechildrenandwriterKristínHelgaGunnarsdóttir(IS)willtalkabouther novelVertuósýnilegur-FlóttasagaIshmaels,astorythatgivesinsightintothe perspectiveofachildrefugeecomingtoIceland.

Moderator:HelgaFerdinandsdóttir

10:00-18:00|DJURSOMINGENSETTUTOMVI

ArtExhibition|AnimalsNo-OneHasSeenExceptUs|Readmoreonp.11. Foyer|Freeadmission 14:00-18:00|BARNABÓKAFLÓÐIÐ|CHILDREN’SBOOKFLOOD TheChildren’sBookFloodisaninteractiveexhibition,wheretheMidgardSerpent takeschildrenonacreativejourneythroughbooksandstories. Readmoreonp.11. Exhibitionspace|Freeadmission

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Saturday 13 October ____________________________________________

WORKSHOPS, LECTURES AND EVENTS 10:00-11:30|STORYANDWORKSHOP MaritTörnqvist(NL/SE)hasillustratedmanyofAstridLindgren’sbooks,suchas TheRedBird,fromwhichshewillreadaloud.Inthemidstofacoldwinter,twochildren followabeautifulredbirdintotheforest.Thebirdtakesthemtoahiddenworldfull offlowers,pancakesandhappychildren.Inthisworkshop,wearemakingbirdsof paradiseinallcoloursoftherainbow.Wheredoyouwantthebirdstotakeyou? Children’slibrary|InSwedishwithIcelandicinterpretation|Registrationby11Oct.|Age7-11

10:00-11:30|WORKSHOP Nowisyourchancetoparticipateinarealexhibitionandseeyourpaintingonawall! Inthisworkshop,oneofthewallsintheadventurousexhibitionBarnabókaflóðið (TheChildren’sBookFlood)willbedecoratedbytheparticipatingchildren,underthe guidanceofartistJennyLucanderfromFinland. Exhibitionspace|InSwedishwithIcelandicinterpretation|Registrationby11Oct.|Age6-12

11:00-11:45|SELECTEDSTORIES ThebooksofbelovedIcelandicwriterandillustratorÁslaugJónsdóttirandwriter KristínHelgaGunnarsdóttirhavefoundtheirwaytothehomesandheartsof manyIcelanders.TheyhavebothbeennominatedfortheNordicCouncilChildren andYoungPeople’sLiteraturePrize2018andtheauthorswillreadfromandtalk aboutthenominatedbooks,KristínHelga’sVertuósýnilegur-FlóttasagaIshmaels andSkrímsliívandabyÁslaugJónsdóttir,KalleGüettlerandRakelHelmsdal. Moderator:SnæbjörnBrynjarsson. Auditorium|InIcelandic|Allages 12:00-13:00|ANIMALGYMNASTICSANDPOETRYMASSAGE AreyoureadyforsomegymnasticswiththefantasyanimalsfromthebookANIMALS NO-ONEHASSEENEXCEPTUS?CanyoustampyourfeetlikeaBombom?Trytoflylike aDaglingandjumplikeaHoppelig!Afterwarmingup,it’stimeforapoetrymassage, wherethechildrenandtheirparentsgiveeachotheramassagetotherhythmand soundoftheanimalpoetry.UndertheguidanceofMikaelaWickström. Children’slibrary|InSwedishwithIcelandicinterpretation |Registrationby11Oct.|Age4+(accompaniedbyanadult)

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12:30-13:00|LECTURE WHYREADERSOFFANTASYAREGOINGTOSAVETHEWORLD-SiriPettersenisthe authoroftheYoungAdultfantasytrilogyTheRavenRings.Thethirdbookcame outin2015,butthecharactersliveonintheartofthedevotedfansoftheseries. Inaconvincingandentertaininglecture,Siriwillexplainwhatfantasystoriescansay abouttherealworld.Ahomagetoanoftenmisunderstoodgenre. Auditorium|InEnglish|Allagesfrom13+

13:15-14:00|SEMINAR ICELANDICCHILDREN’SBOOKPUBLISHING-TODAYANDTOMORROW-What kindofbooksarepublished,translatedandread?WhatdoIcelandicchildrenwant toread?WithÞórdísGísladóttir,ÞórgerðurAglaMagnúsdóttir(Angústúra),Marta HlínMagnadóttir(Bókabeitan),SigríðurKristjanaIngimarsdóttir(MAEditingand Publishing)andrepresentativesfromtheHagaskóliBookPanel. ModeratorisillustratorandartistLindaÓlafsdóttir.

Fyrirlestrasalur|Áíslensku13:30-14:30|FUNNYBIRD-WATCHING BirdspotterandwriterofthebookFuglar,HjörleifurHjartarsontakesyououtinto theMoorlandinsearchforoddbirds,goofygeeseandelegantswans(andmaybe somebirddroppingsontheway).Afterspottingthebirds,it’stimeforcraftingthem withtheillustratorofFuglar,RánFlygenring. Children’slibraryandgreenhouse|InIcelandic|Registrationby11Oct.|Allages 14:10-14:30|BARNABÓKAFLÓÐIÐ|GUIDEDTOUR GuidedtourthroughtheexhibitionTHECHILDREN’SBOOKFLOODwiththecurator, writerandillustratorKristínRagnaGunnarsdóttir. Readmoreabouttheexhibitiononp.11. Exhibitionspace|InIcelandic|Allages 14:45-15:30|DRAWINGCONCERT AveryspecialeventwithillustratorBenjaminChaudfromFrance,knownforhis booksaboutLittleBear,andIcelandiccomposerandmusicproducerKristín BjörkKristjánsdóttir,a.k.a.KiraKira.Theaudiencewillgetaglimpseintohow Benjamin’sstoriestakeshapewhenhedrawsanewadventureliveonstageto musicalimprovisationsbyKiraKira. Auditorium|Freeadmission|Allages

Registrationatmyrinfestival@gmail.com.

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10:00-17:00|DJURSOMINGENSETTUTOMVI|ARTEXHIBITION TheexhibitionDJURSOMINGENSETTUTOMVI(AnimalsNo-OneHasSeenExceptUs) isbasedonthepoetrypicturebookwiththesametitlebyauthorUlfStark(SE)and illustratorLindaBondestam(FI).Bondestam’soriginalpaintingsinviteustoawonderful fantasyworldwithanimalswehaveneverseenbefore.WemeetaBombom,aGulala andtheWaiting-animals.TheSeagigant,whoshowsthedeep-seafishthesunitcaught atsunsetandQuinellan,whofindsafriendinitsreflectioninthewater. DJURSOMINGENSETTUTOMVIisownedbyNordicCulturePointinFinlandand

producedbyBildmuseetinUmeå,Sweden.Vernissagewithguidedtouron11Octoberat16:00.Ondisplayfrom9Octoberto1November,everydayduringopeninghoursoftheNordicHouse. Foyer|Freeadmission

14:00-17:00|BARNABÓKAFLÓÐIÐ|THECHILDREN’SBOOKFLOOD THECHILDREN’SBOOKFLOODisaninteractiveexhibitionforchildrenbetween5-11years, wheretheMidgardSerpenttakeschildrenonacreativejourneyfromoneplacetoanother. Poemsandstoriesbuildbridgesbetweentheplacesandthetravellersmaketheirown passportsthattheystampateachnewdestination. SailawayontheChildren’sBookFlood,createnewstoriesandcharacters,crawlintoThe BookMountain,makepoemsinThePoetryCave,sendamessageinabottleandsearchfor atreasureonafarawayisland.Readandlistentostories,draw,playandexplore!

ThecuratorofBarnabókaflóðiðiswriterandillustratorKristínRagnaGunnarsdóttir.TheexhibitionisproducedbytheNordicHouseandwillbeopenuntilApril2019.

Exhibitionspace|Freeadmission

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SUNDAY 14 October ____________________________________________

GUESTS OF HONOUR AND JAMBOREE! 10:00-17:00|DJURSOMINGENSETTUTOMVI ArtExhibition|AnimalsNo-OneHasSeenExceptUs|Readmoreonp.11.

Foyer|Freeadmission 10:00-17:00|CHILDREN’SBOOKFLOOD TheChildren’sBookFloodisaninteractiveexhibition,wheretheMidgardSerpent takesthechildrenonacreativejourneyfromoneplacetoanother. Readmoreonp.11. Exhibitionspace|Freeadmission

13:30-15:30|AWORKSHOPINSPACE CREATENEWCONSTELLATIONSinaworkshopstarringSævarHelgiBragason. Everywhereintheworld,storieshavebeenspunaroundthepatternsthatpeople sawwhilelookingatthestars.Inthisworkshop,wemakeupourownstoriesaround theconstellationsthatwecreate. Exhibitionspace|InIcelandic|Registrationby11October|Age:5+

13:30-15:30|GUESTSOFHONOUR BÓKÍHÖND-OGÞÉRHALDAENGINBÖND AnhonoraryprogrammededicatedtoSigrúnEldjárnandÞórarinnEldjárn.The siblingshavebothdevotedtheirlivestowritingandillustratingchildren’sbooks. LiteraryscholarMargrétTryggvadóttirholdsaconversationwithSigrúnand Þórarinn,accompaniedbyAðalsteinnÁsbergSigurðsson,poet,authorandmusician,and ÁslaugJónsdóttir,illustratorandauthor. |LIVEMUSIC RagnheiðurGröndalandGuðmundurPéturssonperformmusicto thepoetryofÞórarinnEldjárn. Auditorium|Everyonewelcome

-Theprogrammeissubjecttomodifications-Illustrations:NinnaÞórarinsdóttir,www.ninna.is-

IllustrationGuestofHonourprogramme:SigrúnEldjárn-