Thordis Elva Biography

Thordis tried her hand at writing, news reporting, public speaking, and equal rights campaigning since she wasn't sure what she wanted to be when she grew up. These endeavors helped her win the title of Woman of the Year 2015 in her home Iceland. After years of public speaking, Thordis became an expert on issues including non-consensual pornography, digital human rights, and sexual assault. Currently residing in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, Thordis is getting ready to publish her next novel, South of Forgiveness (2017). At the moment, Thordis writes a column for Stunden, a website that publishes a printed version every month for subscribers. In 2015 alone, 17000 individuals from four nations attended Elva's lecture tour on non-consensual pornography. She conducted three national lecture tours between 2010 and 2013, visiting hundreds of schools, companies, and organizations to discuss topics including sex education, gender equality, and women's rights. Thordis delivers lectures in English, Swedish, and Icelandic to both big and small audiences. She has delivered speeches at a number of international gatherings, including the Nordic Forum (June 2014), the NKMV conference (September 2015), and the United Nations CSW60 (March 2016). One of the most highly acclaimed novels released in Iceland in 2009, her work "The Plain Truth" (mannamáli), concerning gender-based violence in Iceland, was nominated for the Icelandic Literature Prize among other accolades. It was written in the manner of literary journalism.

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