Iceland Noir 2026
Reykjavík, Iceland · 11–14 Nov 2026 · T4 Seed
Iceland Noir is an annual literary festival held in Reykjavík, Iceland, in November. Founded in 2013 by crime writers Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Ragnar Jónasson and Quentin Bates, it began as a festival dedicated to crime fiction and has since broadened into a multi-genre event covering literature, film and television, described by its organisers as a festival "celebrating darkness in all its forms".
- Language
- English
- Genres
- thriller
- Organizer
- Shetland Arts and Promote Shetland in association
- Format
- in-person
- Duration (days)
- 4
- Next edition
- 11–14 Nov 2026
- Author participation
- International crime festival (English-language sessions); tickets via tix.is
- Audience
- The festival is largely funded by participants rather than public subsidies, and has received support from Reykjavík UNESCO City of Literature and Promote Iceland.
- Language notes
- Listed working language: English
- Genre notes
- Primary focus: thriller
- Programme
- The programme consists of author panels, interviews and fringe events, and in recent years has extended to film, television, poetry and other storytelling media; the festival language is English.
- Awards
- Since 2014 the festival has been associated with the Icepick Award (Icelandic: Ísnálin), presented to the best crime novel published in Icelandic translation, judged on the quality of both the original work and the translation.
- Past editions
- 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026