Aevar Thor Benediktsson

Aevar Thor Benediktsson is an Icelandic actor and author of more than 30 books, most known for his bestselling Your Very Own Series, where the reader takes an active role in shaping the storyline. Benediktsson has won several awards for his books, including the Icelandic Children’s Book Award and The Bookseller’s Award. He is also an engaged promoter of reading and takes inspiration from the gaming world to attract young people to reading. For this, he has been nominated for the ALMA award twice and awarded by the Icelandic Ministry of Culture and Education. 

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Awards & Nominations

Awards

  • The Icelandic Booksellers’ Prize for the Best Children’s. Book of the Year (Your Very Own Fable)

    2014

  • The Children’s Choice Book Prize as the Best Children’s Book of the Year (Your Very Own Fable)

    2015

  • Special Award from the Icelandic government for contribution to the Icelandic language

    2016

  • Edda Awards Winner - Best Children’s Programme (Aevar the Scientist)

    2015

  • Edda Awards Winner - Best Entertainment Programme (Aevar the Scientist)

    2016

  • Edda Awards Winner - Best Children’s Programme (Aevar the Scientist)

    2016

  • Edda Awards Winner - Best Children’s Programme (Aevar the Scientist)

    2017

  • Hay Festival's Aarhus39-list

    2017

  • A special prize from Iceland-division of IBBY for the reading promotion, The Reading Challenge of Ævar the Scientist.

    2017

  • IBBY Honour List for Your Very Own Underwater Adventure

    2022

  • A special prize from Iceland-division of IBBY for the reading promotion, Last Day of School

    2022

  • Margaret Wise Brown Prize in Children’s Literature

    2024

  • Guðrún Helgadóttir Children's Book Prize

    2024

Nominations

  • The Icelandic Literary Prize for Children and YA Books (The Robot Attack)

    2016

  • The Icelandic Literary Prize for Children and YA Books (Your Very Own Fairy Tale)

    2017

  • ALMA-Awards, Promoter of reading

    2018

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  • LAST DAY OF SCHOOL 2: Dead Alert

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  • Your Very Own Fable

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  • Your Very Own Underwater Adventure

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  • Your Very Own Video Game

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  • The Teen Reaper

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  • Your Very Own Mystery

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  • Your Very Own Fable

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  • Your Very Own Fairytale

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  • Your Very Own Horror Story

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  • Your Very Own Norse Mythology

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  • Your Very Own Time Travel

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  • Your Very Own Story: The Fishing Trip

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  • Your Very Own Story: Sea Monsters

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  • Your Very Own Story: Little Red Riding Hood

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  • Your Very Own Story: Dinosaurs

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  • Your Very Own Story: Cuddle-Pie

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  • Your Very Own Story: The Spooky House

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  • Your Very Own Story: The Monster Children

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  • Your Very Own Story: Bukolla

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