Ágúst Borgþór Sverrisson is first and foremost a short story writer. His first stories were published in his high school magazine, M.R., and in 1987 his story ‘Saknaa’ (Missing) was published in the literary magazine TMM. He was at the time working on his first short story collection, and the poetry book Eftirlast augnablik (Wanted Moments). To date, he has published five collections of short stories, the latest being Tvisvar à Ãvinni (Twice in a Lifetime, 2004). His stories have also appeared in numerous magazines. He is working on his first novel.