Uppheimar ehf was an Icelandic publishing house based in the town of
Akranes, which operated from 2001 to 2015.
History
The company was established 11 January 2001 by the husband and wife team Kristján Kristjánsson (himself a writer) and Margrét Ţorvaldsdóttir. At first, the company was primarily a vehicle for the publication of the journal ''
Árbók Akurnesinga''. The company was given a boost when, in 2006-7,
Ævar Örn Jósepsson
Ævar Örn Jósepsson (born 25 August 1963 in Hafnarfjörður) is an Icelandic journalist, translator, and author.
Early life
Ævar is the youngest of four siblings. He grew up in Garðabær, Reykjavík, and in Hafnarfjörður. He moved to Akrane ...
chose to publish there, expanding its output to around 20 titles per year at that time. In 2009, the company set up an online book-club called Undirheima ('Underworld') to promote its translated and domestic crime fiction portfolio, which included the authors Ævar Örn Jósepsson,
Liza Marklund,
Jo Nesbø
Jo Nesbø (; born Jon Nesbø; 29 March 1960) is a Norwegian writer, musician, economist, and former football player and reporter. More than 3 million copies of his novels had been sold in Norway as of March 2014; his work has been translated ...
,
Camilla Läckberg
Jean Edith Camilla Läckberg Eriksson (; born August 30, 1974) is a Swedish crime writer. As of the early-2010s, her work has been translated into more than 40 languages in 60 countries. She has been called "the rock star of Nordic noir."
Writ ...
and
Sara Blædel.
The company got into financial difficulties in 2013 and ceased trading in 2014, with 15 of its authors left unpaid for a substantial period. Its bank,
Landsbanki, entered the company into bankruptcy proceedings in November 2015.
[Reynir Traustason,]
Uppheimar í gjaldþrot eftir frétt um svik við höfunda
, ''Stundin'' (20 November 2015).
Authors
Authors published by Uppheimar included:
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Ari Trausti Guðmundsson
Ari Trausti Guðmundsson (born 3 December 1948) is an Icelandic geologist, author, documentarian, broadcaster, journalist, lecturer, mountaineer and explorer. He worked as teacher, consultant and lecturer on: earth science, Environmental policy, e ...
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Bjarki Karlsson
Bjarki Karlsson (born 1965) is an Icelandic poet, translator, linguist, and systems analyst. His first poetry collection, ''Árleysi alda'', won the Bókmenntaverðlaun Tómasar Guðmundssonar (Tómas Guðmundsson Award) for 2013. and the Bókmennt ...
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Bjarni Bjarnason
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Böðvar Guðmundsson
Böðvar Guðmundsson is an Icelandic writer born 9 January 1939; he grew up in Borgarfjörður, specifically Kirkjuból í Hvítársíðu. He is known for plays, poetry, novels, and children's books. He is said to be best known for the novels ' ...
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Gyrðir Elíasson
Gyrðir Elíasson (born 4 April 1961) is an author and translator in Iceland.
Life and Literary Career
Gyrðir was born in Reykjavík, but was raised in Sauðarkrókur, a small town in the northern part of the country. He graduated from the Fjö ...
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Ísak Harðarson
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Kristín Ómarsdóttir
Kristín Ómarsdóttir (born 1962) is an List of Icelandic authors, Icelandic author, poet and playwright.
Biography
Kristín Ómarsdóttir was born in Reykjavík; she spent her first years in Copenhagen and lived for most of her childhood ...
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Ragnar Th. Sigurðsson
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Sigfús Bjartmarsson
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Sigmundur Ernir Rúnarsson
Sigmundur Ernir Rúnarsson (born 6 March 1961) is a member of parliament of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament. He is a member of the Social Democratic Alliance
The Social Democratic Alliance ( is, Samfylkingin - jafnaðarflokkur Íslands) ...
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Sigrún Davíðsdóttir
Sigrún Davíðsdóttir (born 1955) is an Icelandic journalist and writer. She became the London correspondent for the Icelandic national broadcaster RÚV in 2000 and has been nominated as RÚV's Reporter of the Year.Mitzi M. Brunsdale, ''Encyclop ...
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Vilborg Arna Gissurardóttir
External links
Website archived 24 February 2015, prior to closure.
Entry in Icelandic company register.
References
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Literary publishing companies