kristjanagunnarswritings

The Icelandic-Canadian collection consists of one book of poetry (in two volumes), one work of short fiction, and one edited collection of short stories.  These books were sourced from documents and ethnic writings by people who had migrated to Canada from Iceland in the 1870’s, and the contemporary collection of stories was written by descendants of these immigrants.

Radio Productions:

“Looking West.”  Series of ten radio programs: interviews with Icelandic Canadians, in Icelandic.
Produced, gathered and taped with Gunnlaugur Ólafsson.
Broadcast on the National Radio of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.  Winter 1985.

This project consisted of travelling to the West-Icelandic communities in the Manitoba Interlakes, North Dakota and Winnipeg,  and interviewing Canadians of Icelandic descent.  
Also, editing tapes at the CBC Studios in Winnipeg with the assistance of CBC technicians, and the arrangement of theme music and musical intervals.
Duration of each program is 50 minutes.

Titles in this collection:

Unexpected Fictions: New Icelandic Canadian Writing. Ed. and Intro. Kristjana Gunnars. Winnipeg: Turnstone Press, 1989.  [anthology]

The Axe’s Edge.  Toronto: Press Porcépic, 1983.  [short stories]

Settlement Poems 2. Winnipeg: Turnstone Press, 1980. [poetry]

Settlement Poems 1. Winnipeg: Turnstone Press, 1980. [poetry]