The Icelandic Canadian - 01.09.2000, Side 41

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Contributors
JOAN EYOLFSON CADHAM moved from Montreal to Foam Lake, Saskatchewan in
1992, giving up a "real job" in favour of writing full time. A freelance writer/editor/photographer,
she has also discovered that schools and libraries will pay wandering story tellers. Her old
Icelandic fairy tales aren't as scary as Arthur Slade's Northern Frights series.
NINNA BJARNASON CAMPBELL received an honourary life membership from the
Edmonton Chapter of the Icelandic National League for her outstanding contribution to the
Nordurljos Chapter and the Icelandic community. She now lives in Winnipeg so that she can be
closer to her grandchildren.
KRISTIANA MAGNUSSON CLARK of British Columbia, formerly from the Arborg-
Riverton area of Manitoba, is an author and poet. Her most recently published book is Winds of
Spring. She is a frequent contributor to the Icelandic Canadian Magazine. She is also the British
Columbia editor for the magazine.
MATTIE CLEGG is a first generation Canadian, whose parents were Hermann von Renesse
from Koln. Germany and Ingibjorg (Emma) Sveinsdottir from Norurmulasysla Iceland, bom and
raised in Arborg, Manitoba, Mattie is keenly interested in genealogy. Icelandic culture and the arts.
She was Fjallkona for the Icelanders of Victoria, 2000. She is retired, living on Vancouver Island
with her husband, Alan.
KAREN EMILSON is an Icelander by marriage, living in the Siglunes farming community
near Ashem, Manitoba. She is a writer who worked as a reporter with the Interlake Spectator and
has done some freelance work for a number of provincial newspapers and publications. She has
written and published a non-fiction book and is currently working on the sequel.
GUDBJORG BERTHA JOHNSON (1902- 1980) was born in Canada. She taught school in
both Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Her short story "Game of Chance" won first prize in a com-
petiton sponsored by the Icelandic Canadian Magazine in 1955. Her last place of abode was Flin
Flon. Manitoba.
INGIBJORG JONSSON began in 1944 as Editor of the Womens page of the Logberg news-
paper and continued till 1959. From 1956 -1959 she was the assistant editor of Logberg plus office
manager. She became the Editor of Logberg-Heimskringla in 1959 and retired in 1971, remain-
ing as editor emeritus till her death.
JEFF SOLMUNDSON is the eldest son of David and Donna Solmundson. He graduated
from Creative Communications at Red River College in 1998, receiving the Max Goldin award for
creative writing. He currently works in Winnipeg as a freelance journalist and has contributed
many articles to local newspapers, business magazines and special interest publications.
LORNA TERGESEN is a member of the board of the Icelandic Canadian Magazine. She
is involved in several other Icelandic community organizations.
COLLEEN WILSON of Oakville, MB is the great granddaughter of Rannveig Kernested,
making her a relative to every Kernested in Manitoba. Her parents are Kerry and Teresa Wilson.
Colleen has acquired the travel bug since her trip to Iceland, and is always planning her next jour-
ney.
BETTY JANE WYLIE is a prolific writer and playright. She is a very strong supporter of
her Icelandic roots. Letters to Icelanders. Exploring the Northern Soul is her latest book.