Nýhil
Nýhil was an Icelandic avant-garde small press and association of young writers, founded around 2001-2004 by Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl and Haukur Már Helgason, followed shortly by Grímur Hákonarson, and ceasing operation around 2011.
History
The group's 'most active years were between 2004 and 2009'. The group was noted for its social criticism and international outlook, publishing over 50 volumes, and bringing over 40 writers from abroad to its poetry festivals. For a period beginning in spring 2006 the group ran a poetry bookshop in the premises of Bad Taste Records on Laugavegur. The group has also been identified as one of the sources of left-wing critical thinking that underpinned Iceland's 2009 'Pots and pans revolution'.The group also ran an international poetry festival, whose seventh iteration took place in the Norræna húsið in autumn 2010.
The collective drew to a close as its main members emerged into the Icelandic literary mainstream. Prominent Icelandic authors who have published extensively with Nýhil include Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl and Óttar M. Norðfjörð. However, its members were linked with a series of 'radical summerschools' which began in 2009, and the summerschools have continued.
Publications
Here follows a complete list of publications named as being by Nýhil in the Icelandic national library catalogue Gegnir.Novels
Örvitinn eða hugsjónamaðurinn. Óttar Martin Norðfjörð ; Inga Birgisdóttir. Reykjavík: Nýhil, 2010Konur. Steinar Bragi. Reykjavík: Nýhil, 2008Eitur fyrir byrjendur. Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl. Reykjavík: Nýhil, 2006Essays/non-fiction/biography
'. Bjarki Valtýsson. Reykjavík: Nýhil, 2011Arkitektinn með alpahúfuna: ævisaga Sverris Norðfjörð. Óttar M. Norðfjörð. Reykjavík: Nýhil, 2009- '
Norrænar bókmenntir
In 2006, Nýhil made a deal with Landsbankinn that the bank would pay for 130 copies of the nine books in the Nýhil series Norrænar bókmenntir to be distributed to libraries throughout Iceland. They were:| Author | Title | Year |
| Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl | Blandarabrandarar | 2005 |
| Haukur Már Helgason | Rispa jeppa | 2005 |
| Kristín Eiríksdóttir | Húðlit auðnin | 2006 |
| Ófeigur Sigurðsson | Roði | 2006 |
| Óttar M. Norðfjörð | Gleði & glötun | 2005 |
| Tinna Timian | Litli kall strikes again | 2006 |
| Valur Brynjar Antonsson | Eðalog: drög að vísindaljóðlist 21. aldar | 2006 |
| Þórdís Björnsdóttir | Og svo kom nóttin | 2006 |
| Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason | Gamall þrjótur, nýir tímar | 2005 |
Other poetry and experimental writing
'. Jón Örn Loðmfjörð. Reykjavík: Nýhil, 2010Gjá. Haukur Már Helgason, ed. by Kári Páll Óskarsson. Reykjavík: Nýhil, 2010Grimm ævintýri. Ásgeir H. Ingólfsson ; Gunnlaugur Starri Gylfason. Reykjavík: Nýhil, 2010Endalok: úrval ljóða. Trausti Breiðfjörð Magnússon. Reykjavík: Nýhil, 2010Sjálf kvíslast ég. Hildur Lilliendahl. Reykjavík: Nýhil, 2009Af steypu. ed. by Eiríkur Örn Norðdal and Kári Páll Óskarsson. Reykjavík: Nýhil, 2009FALN 2009: 5ta alþjóðlega ljóðahátíð Nýhil 2009 = Nýhíl international poetry festival V 2009 NIPF. Reykjavík: Nýhil, 2009Ég hata alla!:... da ra ra raaa. Bryndís Björgvinsdóttir. Reykjavík: Nýhil, 2009Högg á vatni. Hermann Stefánsson. Reykjavík: Nýhil, 2009Sori: manifestó. Valerie Solanas, trans. by Dr. Usli. Reykjavík: Nýhil, 2009Úr skilvindu drauma. Arngrímur Vídalín. Reykjavík: Nýhil, 2009Það sem mér finnst helst að heiminum.... Ingólfur Gíslason. Reykjavík: Nýhil, 2009Usli: kennslubók. Dr. Usli. Reykjavík: Nýhil, 2009Með villidýrum. Kári Páll Óskarsson. Reykjavík: Nýhil, 2008- '