Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir

Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir (born 1 May 1953) is an Icelandic author, noted for her children's books.

Biography Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir was born on 1 May 1953 in Reykjavík.

Ragnheiður was born in a family of painters and writers. She graduated as a teacher from the Kennaraskóli Íslands in 1973, and took a degree in art history at Aarhus University in 1979. She also studied literature at the University of Iceland. Ragnheiður has retold and illustrated various Icelandic folktales, pre-eminently in her book Sagan af Hlina konungssyni. Amongst other prizes, Ragnheiður won the Icelandic Children's Book Prize for her 2000 book Leikur á borði; and the Nordic Children's Book Prize in 2005 for her novel Sverðberinn. 2005 - Nordic Children's Book Prize: Sverðberinn