Thordis Bjornsdottir

The sixth writer in residence was the Icelandic poet and novelist Thordis Bjornsdottir

Thordis Bjornsdottir is a poet and novelist, born in Reykjavik 1978. Since 2004 she has published three books of poetry, a collection of stories, and two novels. Along with her writing, Bjornsdottir also composes music and does artwork, and the novel she's currently working on contains a good number of linoleum cuts. Bjornsdottir is married to the writer Jesse Ball and has one daughter. She lives in Chicago.