Hello! I am Rán.
It’s pronounced like brown (that is, if you skip the b and roll the r). I live in Reykjavík, Iceland, where I write and draw books and stories, mainly relating to nature and environmental issues. I also do readings and lectures, sometimes I host workshops. I regularly write a free newsletter called The Rán Flygenring Show.
Selected publications
2024 Tjörnin
2023 ÁLFAR with Hjörleifur Hjartarson
2022 ELDGOS (VOLCANO)
2021 Koma jól? with Hallgrímur Helgason
2021 Drottningin sem kunni allt nema … with Gunnar Helgason
2020 HESTAR with Hjörleifur Hjartarson
2019 VIGDÍS, bókin um fyrsta konuforsetann
2019 Wie der Wahnsinn mir die Welt erklärte, text by Dita Zipfel, illustrations by Rán.
2018 Sagan um Skarphéðin Dungal, text by Hjörleifur Hjartarson, illustrations by Rán.
2018 Die Reise zum Mittelpunkt des Waldes, text by Finn-Ole Heinrich
2017 FUGLAR with Hjörleifur Hjartarson
The Book Series Die erstaunlichen Abenteuer der Maulina Schmitt with Finn-Ole Heinrich:
– 2015 Ende des Universums
– 2014 Warten auf Wunder
– 2013 Mein Kaputtes Königreich
2013 ÓGÆFA with Hugleikur Dagsson
2011 Frerk, du Zwerg! with Finn-Ole Heinrich
Awards & Press photos
There have been some awards and nominations, yes. For hard facts, read my CV.
Looking for press photos?
You can find those here.
Translations
TJÖRNIN: Coming soon in Estonian, Italian, German, Dutch and Swedish.
ELDGOS: English, Estonian, Swedish.
VIGDÍS: English, French, Faroese, Korean, Japanese, Hebrew, Sinhala.
FUGLAR: English and Italian.
HESTAR & ÁLFAR: English, Italian.
The German books are available in many, many translations. I won’t bore you.
For information regarding foreign rights, please contact my foreign rights agency RLA at rla@rla.is.
Talks, Workshops & Artivism
I do talks and host workshops in Icelandic, English and Norwegian, most often about storytelling, nature or some unpredictable topic. Oh, I love going to literature festivals! Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you are planning something along those lines.
If you’re hesitant, or just curious, have a look at my DesignTalks 2024 lecture, The House of Bird. You could also watch the Grand Puffin Hotel short film infomercial or the BuyNothingShop mockumercial.
My whaling and open-net salmon farming visual reports can be found on my Substack page.
Contact
You can contact me via my email address; ranflygenring@gmail.com. Please allow some time for a response, I can be a little slow. You can also find me on Instagram and Facebook. But my dream would be to receive a carrier pigeon. Please send me a carrier pigeon!
Work samples
Thanks for the visit.
Everything on this website was made by a certified human. Thirsty for more? Visit my newsletter page, there are many stories: ranflygenring.substack.com