Birgitta Jonsdottir was born in Reykjavik, Iceland
1967. She has lived in Denmark, Sweden,
Norway, England, USA, Australia,
New Zealand and The Netherlands.
She is currently living in Iceland.
Birgitta has been active in the Icelandic
literature music, and art scenes for 20
years and is considered one of the
pioneers in bringing The Arts to the
Internet. Her first book of poetry,
Frostdinglar (Icicles), was published
when she was 20 by one of Iceland's
leading publishers. Her art has been
exhibited in the USA, Asia and Europe.
She has performed and lectured at
festivals around the world. Her work has
been published in anthologies, TV, Radio,
Magazines, Newspapers and on the
Internet. Her work has been translated to
12 languages. In 2002 she edited
the Book of Hope & the World Healing Book,
global anthologies of poetry, prose and art.
Birgitta is a member of United Poets & the
Icelandic Writers Union.

Birgitta is the founder of Beyond Borders Press
and Radical Creations. Her first novel
The Chameleon's Diary was published in
2005. In 2006 she translated the Four
Agreements, a Toltek wisdom book by
don Miguel Ruiz and Moral lessons
of the Twentieth century, conversations
between Ikeda and Gorbachev. Birgitta has
devoted her time in the last few years to
the struggle to save the pristine
Icelandic highlands from destruction from
heavy industry and to radical movements
for peace and tolerance.
She organised Poets against the War,
Artists against the War and various
other creative demonstrations before
and after the war against Iraq. More 
information about Birgitta can be found at 
the Icelandic literature web.