2008 - Third prize in a ghost story competition hosted by Mýrin Children''s Literature Festival and Forlagið Publishing: "Allra sálna messa" ("All Souls Mass")

2007 - Honorary member of the Icelandic Writer''s Association

2000 - Honorary award from The Library Writer''s Fund

1997 - Hagþenkir Award (Icelandic Association of Athors of Non-fiction): Educational material for Christian studies (together with Sigurður Pálsson)

1994 - IBBY Iceland Award: Er allt að verða vitlaust? (Is Everything Going Insane?)

1991 - IBBY Honour List: Gegnum þyrnigerðið (Through the Thorn Hedge)

1991 - The Icelandic Children''s Literature Prize: Gegnum þyrnigerðið

1989 - Third prize in The Reykjavik City Theatre Playwright Competition: Randaflugur (Bees) (With Kristín Steinsdóttir)

1989 - Second prize in The Reykjavik City Theatre Playwright Competition: Mánablóm (Moonflower) (With Kristín Steinsdóttir)

1988 - The Reykjavik Scholastic Prize:  Olla og Pési (Olla and Pési)

1986 - Reykjavik Art Festival Short Story Competition: "Aspadista og erfðagóss" (Aspadista and inheritance) was one of the stories selected for publication in the collection Smásögur Listahátíðar (Art Festival Short Stories)

1986 - The Icelandic Broadcastin Service Playwright Prize: 19. júní (June 19th) (With Kristín Steinsdóttir)

1984 - The National Centre for Educational Materials, competition for easy-reading material: Bras og þras á Bunulæk (Hustle and Bustle at Bunulækur)