Awards:

2008 - The Icelandic Broadcasting Service''s Writer''s Fund

2006 - Upplýsing: The Icelandic Library and Information Science Association: Upp á Sigurhæðir. Saga Matthíasar Jochumssonar (The Biography of Matthías Jochumsson) As the best non-fiction book of the year

2000 - DV Cultural Prize for Literature: Stúlka með fingur (A Girl With a Finger)

1992 - First prize in a short-short story competition hosted by magazine Bjartur og Emilía: Short-short stories in Bjartur og frú Emilía 1, 1992

Nominations:

2010 - The Icelandic Literature Prize (fiction): Mörg eru ljónsins eyru (The Lion Has Many Ears)

2007 - The Icelandic Literature Prize (fiction): Kalt er annars blóð (Cold Blood)

2006 - The Icelandic Literature Prize (non-fiction): Upp á Sigurhæðir. Saga Matthíasar Jochumssonar (The Biograpy of Matthías Jochumsson)

2007 - Hagþenkir (The Association of Authors of non-fiction and education material): Upp á Sigurhæðir. Saga Matthíasar Jochumssonar (The Biography of Matthías Jochumsson)

2001 - The Nordic Council´s Literature Prize: Stúlka með fingur (A Girl With a Finger)

2000 - The Icelandic Literature Prize (non-fiction): Kristni á Íslandi (Christianity in Iceland). As one of 5 authors in a 4 volume series

1989 - The Icelandic Literature Prize (non-fiction): Snorri á Húsafelli (Snorri at Húsafell: Biography)

1997 - DV Cultural Prize for Literature: Alveg nóg (Enough)