About Winje Agency

Winje Agency was established in 2016 with Jon Fosse as its first author. In 2023, Fosse received the Nobel Prize in Literature, 95 years after the last Norwegian Nobel laureate. The Nobel Committee highlighted Septology as a major work, which was also the agency’s focus from the start. The final volume, A New Name: Septology V–VII, was shortlisted for both the Booker Prize and the National Book Award in 2022.

Winje Agency works with a select list of high-quality authors, including Victoria Kielland, Aslak Nore, Ruth Lillegraven, Olaug Nilssen, Sigri Sandberg, Thorvald Steen and Long Litt Woon. The stall of authors is growing constantly, now including Danish literary stars Helle Helle and Stine Pilgaard.

Winje Agency also represents selected titles from Fitzcarraldo Editions and collaborates with publishing houses and literary institutions in Norway and abroad.

Gina Winje, founder and CEO, has worked in publishing and culture export industry for years.

Team Winje Agency was joined by two more literary agents in October 2023:

Olivia Lasky, who is originally from the US and also works as a literary translator, offers her expertise in Nordic literature and previous work with digital marketing and as a literary agent.

Thomas Winje Øijord has years of industry experience as an author, photographer, and journalist.

Winje Agency co-works with the following literary agencies:

Central and Eastern Europe: Livia Stoia Literary Agency (selected titles)
Italy: Otago Literary Agency (selected titles)
Italy: Berla & Griffini Rights Agency (Jon Fosse)
Poland: Book/Lab
Portugal: Ilídio Matos Literary Agency (selected titles)
Spain: Casanovas & Lynch (selected titles)
NA, UK, ANZ: Markus Hoffmann in Regal Hoffmann & Associates (selected titles)
Andrew Nurnberg Associates International for Jon Fosse in following territories:
Albanian, Armenian, Arab World, Azeri, Bahasa, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Chinese Complex, Chinese Simplified, Croatia, Czech, Estonian, Georgian, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indian sub-continent, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Mongolian, Montenegrin, Russian, Serbian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Tadjik, Thai, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Vietnamese

Theatre rights for Jon Fosse: Colombine Teaterförlag (www.colombine.se)