Birgitta Sif

Birgitta Sif was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, and lived for several years in Scandinavia and America, where she came of age. She completed her studies at the School of Art at Cornell University and worked as a graphic designer in New York. She then decided to enrol in the world-renowned MA programme in children’s illustration at the University of Cambridge. Her debut was the book Oliver (Ikaros, 2013), which won the Icelandic Dimmalimm Award, among other accolades, and was endorsed by Amnesty International. She lives in Sweden with her partner and their two daughters.