Larissa Kyzer is an Icelandic to English literary translator and writer. Among her book-length translation projects are the Nordic Council Literature Prize-nominated novel “A Fist or a Heart” (Icelandic: Elín, ýmislegt) by Kristín Eiríksdóttir, “The Ninth Step” by Ingvi Þór Kormáksson, and the forthcoming “Screenshot,” by Bergur Ebbi. She has also translated poetry, short stories, children’s literature, and plays by authors including Auður Jónsdóttir, Elísabet Jökulsdóttir, Fríða Ísberg, Kári Tulinius, and Steinunn G. Helgadóttir, among others.

Kyzer holds degrees in comparative literature, creative writing, and library science. She also a has a master’s degree in translation studies from the University of Iceland. She is a board member of Ós, an Iceland-based international and literary collective, as well as a member of the American Literary Translators Association and PEN America. She has assumed the role of co-chair of PEN America’s Translation Committee.