Ingunn Snaedal

Ingunn
Snædal

Years: 2024

Ingunn Snædal is a poet, translator, literary editor and teacher. She has translated over 100 novels and children’s books from Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, English and Icelandic, and received several nominations and accolades for her translations. Ingunn has also translated plays and poetry, edited novels and has published six books of poetry, for which she’s won awards and nominations. Her poetry has been translated into English, German, Norwegian and Turkish.

Ingunn Snædal is a poet, translator, literary editor and teacher. She has translated over 100 novels and children’s books from Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, English and Icelandic, and received several nominations and accolades for her translations. Ingunn has also translated plays and poetry, edited novels and has published six books of poetry, for which she’s won awards and nominations. Her poetry has been translated into English, German, Norwegian and Turkish.

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