Andri Snær Magnason is a writer and documentary filmmaker. His work ranges from poetry to non-fiction, children's literature, science fiction, theatre and documentary film. He has focused on environmental issues within his work and beyond it. In his latest book, Of Time and Water (Czech: 2022), Magnason seeks a new language to explain the climate crisis through science, family stories and mythology. In Dreamland, a documentary based on his book, he explores the exploitation of the Icelandic landscape for commercial purposes in the run-up to the nearing economic crisis. He is the recipient of several international awards such as the Tiziano Terzani Prize, the Philip K. Dick award for LoveStar and the Grand Prix l'Imaginaire for best foreign science fiction. In 2016, he participated in the Icelandic presidential election with a program that emphasised environmental issues, finishing third.