The Authors’ Quarter: Elin á Rógvi

Where: Forhøllin
Duration: 15 min.

The Authors’ Quarter is a series of reading events where members of the Faroese Writers’ Association, Rithøvundafelag Føroya, who have new books out, read from their recently published works.

The Book
Nivinaja is the latest book by the talented author Elin á Rógvi.

If you don’t know Naja, you might think she has a good life and is lucky. She lives in a beautiful house, is a very talented swimmer and has lots of friends at the swimming club. But something is wrong inside the beautiful house. Her swimming friends have no idea what Naja is keeping secret from them. And there is also something Naja doesn’t know herself …

She can sense it. She misses something without knowing what it is she longs for. But one day, everything changes. Naja discovers the first clue, which sets her off on a journey into a hidden world of lies and secrets.

About the Author
Elin á Rógvi (b. 1976) is a children’s author. She lives in Tórshavn and works at KVF, where she produces content for children. Elin has written several books for children of different ages. In 2024, Elin á Rógvi received the West Nordic Council’s Children and Young People’s Literature Prize for Flytifuglar.

Organiser: Rithøvundafelag Føroya