
Eliza Reid

Eliza Reid
Eliza Reid is a journalist, editor, and cofounder of the annual Iceland Writers Retreat. Eliza grew up on a hobby farm near Ottawa, Canada, and moved to Iceland in 2003, five years after meeting the man who later became her husband, Gudni Th. Jóhannesson. When he took office as President of Iceland on August 1, 2016, Eliza became the country’s first lady. In that capacity, she has been active in promoting gender equality, entrepreneurship and innovation, tourism and sustainability, as well as the country’s writers and rich literary heritage.
Eliza Reid’s Festival appearance is generously supported by Icelandair.
Eliza Reid appears as part of Nordic Bridges 2022.
Eliza Reid is published by Simon & Schuster
Photo Credit: Kristín Bogadóttir
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September 25, 2022
at 5pm
Conversation
Ask the Expert: Taste of Iceland
Eliza Reid
September 25, 2022 at 5pm

September 25, 2022
at 7pm
Conversation
Secrets of the Sprakkar: Eliza Reid
Eliza Reid
September 25, 2022 at 7pm

October 25, 2021
at 11am
Presentation
Keynote by Icelandic First Lady Eliza Reid & Ivy Award Presentation
Eliza Reid and Errol Sharpe
October 25, 2021 at 11am