 "Gamall þrjótur, nýjir tímar" ("Old villain, new times") a book of poetry was published in 2005 as a part of Nýhil's Nordic literature series.It was preceded by the critically acclaimed novella "Úfin, strokin" ("Ruffled, stroked"), released in 2005 and described as "a detective boy novel updated for modern girls".He studied screenwriting at FAMU in Prague.