International MFA in Creative Writing & Literary Translation Schedule
Schedule for Saturday, September 9, 2018
| Depart on foot for Hannesarholt | 0830 | meet in lobby |
| Workshop Session 3 | 0900-1030 | Hannesarholt |
| Film & chat about Hannes Hafstein with Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir | 1045-1115 | Hannesarholt |
| Genre Breakout Session | 1130-1230 | Hannesarholt |
| Lunch | 1230-1330 | Hannesarholt |
| Lecture/Discussion: Guðný Dóra Gestsdóttir, Auður Jónsdóttir | 1400-1700 | Tour of Gljusfrasteinn, the home of Nobel Laureate Haldor Laxness, with director & session with the writer’s granddaughter |
| Jón Yngvi Jóhannson on Gunnar Gunnarsson and Ragnheiður Tryggvadóttir on the Icelandic Writers’ Union | 1730-1800 | Gunnarshus |
| Reception & Light Dinner | 1800-1900 | Gunnarshus |
| Reading & Discussion: Kristín Eiriksdóttir & Xu Xi | 1915-2030 | Gunnarshus |
Schedule for Monday, September 10, 2017
| Workshop Session 5 | 0915-1245 | Gröndalshús |
| Lunch | 1245-1330 | Nonnabiti |
| Depart on foot for Nordic House | 1345 | |
| “What We Write When We Say We Write ‘Literary Nonfiction'”: lecture/discussion by faculty co-director Xu Xi | 1430-1600 | Nordic House Auditorium |
| Reading & discussion: Runar Helgi Vignisson & Jason Grunebaum | 1600-1700 | Nordic House Auditorium |
| Break | 1700-1730 | |
| Dinner & talk: Chef Sveinn Kjartansson/Icelandic food culture | 1730-1900 | Aalto Bistro |
| Closing Party! | 2100 | TBD |