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_______________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 ____________________________________________
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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
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- 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
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. Blackbox|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.
Auditorium|InIcelandic13:30-14:30|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 15:00-15:45|DRAWINGCONCERT AveryspecialeventwithillustratorBenjaminChaudfromFrance,knownforhis booksaboutLittleBear,andIcelandiccomposerandmusicproducerKristín BjörkKristjánsdóttir,a.k.a.KiraKira.Theaudiencewillgetaglimpseintohow Benjamin’sstoriestakeshapewhenhedrawsanewadventureliveonstageto musicalimprovisationsbyKiraKira. Auditorium|Freeadmission|Allages
Registerby11October2018.
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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|InIcelandic|Everyonewelcome
-Theprogrammeissubjecttomodifications-Illustrations:NinnaÞórarinsdóttir,www.ninna.is-
IllustrationGuestofHonourprogramme:SigrúnEldjárn-