Lögberg-Heimskringla is pleased to present the winners of this year’s Íslendingadagurinn Poetry and Short Story Contest. Each year, the Icelandic Festival of Manitoba invites submissions of previously unpublished poems and short stories in three age categories: Junior (12 and under), Intermediate (13-18), and Open (adults). Short stories must be 1,200 words or less, and one entry is allowed from each individual; poems have no word limit, and each individual may submit up to three entries. Entrants’ names are masked to ensure that entries are judged on their merits...