Winje Agency, founded by Gina Winje in 2016, represents Scandinavian authors of high literary quality across all genres. WA is subagent for Fitzcarraldo Editions (UK) towards the Nordic countries.
AN ODE TO DARKNESS SOLD TO CROATIA AND SPAIN – NOW 10 FOREIGN SALES!
My Men nominated to the Young Critic’s Award
Now 9 foreign sales!
International interest is increasing, we are happy for announcing a two-book deal to Kiepenheuer & Witch in Germany. Helga Frese-Resch, the German publisher secured a two-book deal and says: “This is exactly what we have been looking for, a perfect family saga with elaborated characters, a page-turning pace, an intelligent plot, an interesting historical background, and a perfect setting”.
Aranzazu Sumalla, acquisition editor at Ediciones B (Penguin Random House Spain) secured world Spanish rights for Havets kirkegård, she says: “This is an intense novel with a captivating and relentless plot that keeps the reader hooked from the first pages on. All this is accompanied by compelling characters, vibrant and exotic settings as well as a solid historical background that allows us to discover some unknown pages from Norway’s past but also from the years that have carved 20th century Europe as we know it.”
Hungarian and Italian offers are in, this adventurous story will be continued!
Nominated for The Norwegian Bookseller’s Prize
My Men nominated for the Norwegian Bookseller’s Prize and sold to Poland
Jon Fosse is widely considered one of the world’s most important living writers, with an ability to touch readers across time and place.
Winje Agency will branch out and strengthen our collection of Children and Young Adult books.
