Awards:

2006 - The Icelandic Bookseller´s Awards: Sendiherrann (The Ambassador). As the best novel of the year

2005 - The National Broadcasting Service´s Writer´s Fund

2005 - DV Cultural Prize for Literature: Samkvæmisleikir (Party Games)

2004 - Playwright competition hosted by The Reykjavík Theatre Company: Belgíska Kongó (Belgian Congo)

1995 - First prize in a playwright competition hosted by The National Broadcasting Company, The Playwright´s Association of Iceland and The Writer´s Union of Iceland: Sumardagurinn fyrsti (The First Day of Summer); A radio play.

Nominations:

2010 - The Icelandic Literature Prize: Handritið að kvikmynd Arnar Featherby og Jóns Magnússonar um uppnámið á veitingahúsinu eftir Jenný Alexson (The Script of Örn Featherby's and Jón Magnússon's Film About the Restaurant Uproar by Jenný Alexson)

2008 - The Nordic Council´s Literature Prize: Sendiherrann (The Ambassador)

2006 - The Icelandic Literature Prize: Sendiherrann (The Ambassador)

2001 - The Icelandic Literature Prize: Gæludýrin (The Pets)

1999 - The Icelandic Literature Prize: Hvíldardagar (Days of Repose)

1999 - DV Cultural Prize for Literature: Hvíldardagar (Days of Repose)