Fríða Ísberg is an Icelandic author based in Reykjavík. She has written the poetry collections Stretch Marks and Leather Jacket Weather, the short story collection Itch and the novel The Mark, which won the Fjara Literature Prize, the Icelandic Booksellers Award, and the P.O. Enquist Award. She was the 2021 recipient of the Optimist Award, given by the President of Iceland to one national artist. Fríða is a member of the writers’ collective Svikaskáld and an occasional contributor to The Times Literary Supplement. Her work has been or is to be translated into nineteen languages. fridaisberg.com