Eiríkur Örn
Norðdahl

Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl (b. 1978) is a writer, poet and translator. His work has appeared in a number of languages, bringing together literary experiment, politics and humour.

He received the Icelandic Literary Prize and the Icelandic Booksellers’ Prize for Illska (2012). It was also nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize and shortlisted for the Prix Médicis étranger. His novel Náttúrulögmálin (2023) was nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize and the Nordic Council Literature Prize. Fimm ljóð, his eighth collection of poetry, was published in 2025. It was nominated for the Maístjarnan poetry prize in 2026.

He was a co-founder of the poetry collective Nýhil. He also works with sound poetry, visual poetry and poetry film. His poetry film Höpöhöpö Böks received a special mention at the Zebra Poetry Film Festival in 2010. His translations include work by Allen Ginsberg, Jonathan Lethem and Athena Farrokhzad. He received the Icelandic Translation Prize in 2008 for Motherless Brooklyn. His translation of Inger Christensen's alfabet is forthcoming from Skriða in 2027.