Ewa is the author of a collection of short stories and poems Polishing Iceland (Ísland pólerað) and the editor of an essay collection by foreign-born writers in Iceland, Writer’s Adrift (Skáldreki). Ewa started Reykjavík Poetics in 2023, and has hosted, curated, produced, and performed at events in this series. Find out more about Ewa Marinek here.

Gabriel Dunsmith is an Appalachian writer and musician based in Reykjavík, Iceland. His poems have appeared in Poetry, Tikkun, Kakalak, and On the Seawall. He has performed at and produced events in this series and in 2024 became the host of Reykjavík Open.

Martyna Daniel is a writer, painter, cinematographer, and co-founder of Listastofan, an artist-run space that operated between 2015 and 2019 in Reykjavík. Martyna is currently working on her debut novel, “I Spin”. She has been a producer and contributor to this series. Find out more here.

Francesca Cricelli is a poet, literary translator, and academic. She has published poetry collections, including Repátria, and As cruvas negras da terra, as well as a book of travel prose, Errância. (Macondo, 2019). She has translated the works of Elena Ferrante, Igiaba Scego and Fernando Pessoa and many others. She has been a curator, producer and collaborator to this series.

Christopher Marcatili is an Australian writer, editor, and is completing a PhD in anthropology. He writes queer and weird fiction and has had short fiction and nonfiction published in print and online internationally. He has been a contributor and producer for this series of events. Find out more about Christopher here.