List of Winners of The Icelandic Literary Prize For Fiction
| Year | Winner | Title (English) | Title (Icelandic) | Notes |
| 1989 | Stefán Hörður Grímsson | Yfir heiðan morgun: ljóð '87-'89 | ||
| 1990 | Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir | Through the Night | Meðan nóttin líður | |
| 1991 | Guðbergur Bergsson | The Swan | Svanurinn | |
| 1992 | Þorsteinn frá Hamri | The Sleeping Sailor | Sæfarinn sofandi | |
| 1993 | Hannes Pétursson | Eldhylur | ||
| 1994 | Vigdís Grímsdóttir | Grandavegur 7 | ||
| 1995 | Steinunn Sigurðardóttir | Heart Place | Hjartastaður | |
| 1996 | Böðvar Guðmundsson | Tree of Life | Lífsins tré | |
| 1997 | Guðbergur Bergsson | Faðir og móðir og dulmagn bernskunnar: skáldævisaga | ||
| 1998 | Thor Vilhjálmsson | Morgunþula í stráum | ||
| 1999 | Andri Snær Magnason | The Story of the Blue Planet | Sagan af bláa hnettinum | |
| 2000 | Gyrðir Elíasson | Gula húsið | ||
| 2001 | Hallgrímur Helgason | The Author of Iceland | Höfundur Íslands | |
| 2002 | Ingibjörg Haraldsdóttir | Hvar sem ég verð | ||
| 2003 | Ólafur Gunnarsson | Öxin og jörðin | ||
| 2004 | Auður Jónsdóttir | The People in the Basement | Fólkið í kjallaranum | |
| 2005 | Jón Kalman Stefánsson | Summer Light and Then Comes the Night | Sumarljós og svo kemur nóttin | |
| 2006 | Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson | Aldingarðurinn | ||
| 2007 | Sigurður Pálsson | Minnisbók | ||
| 2008 | Einar Kárason | Ofsi | ||
| 2009 | Guðmundur Óskarsson | Bankster | ||
| 2010 | Gerdur Kristný | Bloodhoof | Blódhófnir | |
| 2011 | Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir | Allt með kossi vekur |
- Primary source: Íslensku bókmenntaverðlaunin (In Icelandic)
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