Journal

October 9 2024

New Helle Helle, plus 3-book deal in the UK

In April 2025, Gutkind Forlag will be publishing a new novel, Hey Hafni. We are also thrilled that the brand-new Akoya Publishing has acquired three of Helle’s books for UK English publication: they, Hafni Says, and Hey Hafni.

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April 17 2024

French success and more for Aslak Nore

The Heirs of the Arctic was published in France by Le bruit du monde last week (Les héritiers de l’Arctique, tr. Loup-Maëlle Besançon), and the first reviews are outstanding.

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March 4 2024

Come meet us in Bologna!

We’re excited to be attending the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in April to discuss our children’s authors, which include Jon Fosse, Ruth Lillegraven, and Ole Kristian Løyning.

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May 11 2022

Ro

A Long Row Home by Sigri Sandberg

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November 11 2021

German and Spanish language rights sold for The Cemetery of the Sea

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!

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October 25 2021

Welcome Sandra Kolstad

Two Words for Destruction is a highly praised debut novel by the composer, musician, singer and author Sandra Kolstad. Kolstad writes with a precise,clear literary voice a story of love, breakdown and submission, about how easy it is to disappear within the will of another. Love and power are masterly investigated in Kolstad’s debut novel. – " small wonder of a book … luminous, reflected prose about the beauties and horrors of love" says the critic and author Kjetil Røed in his review.

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September 21 2021

First sale for My Men by Victoria Kielland, pre-emptet to Dalva in France

My Men by Victoria Kielland sold to Dalva in France

First sale for My Men by Victoria Kielland, pre-emptet to Dalva in France. The publisher, Juliette Ponce, says:
- The author has such a talent for capturing the contradiction lying under any love obsession: the urgency and the longing, the exaltation and the abyssal loneliness. There’s so much in this book, it is such a rewarding and fulfilling read! I think Kielland’s novel, which perfectly breaks away from all the clichés and representations we tend to have about women (just like her character does) would feel very at ease in our catalogue.

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August 15 2021

Blood Ties sold to Germany

“Another gripping pageturner, AV MITT BLOD presents a vulnerable Clara suffering a severe backlash.
Like ALT ER MITT, this book will leave readers yearning for a sequel and more of Ruth Lillegraven’s crystalline prose”, says Marion Wichmann in List /Ullstein Verlage.

Av mitt blod (Blood Ties) is by now sold for publication in English, Danish, German, Italian and Polish, and the Polish edition will be published already mid -September 2021.

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April 27 2021

La serpe

Simplicity and depth – glooming review of French edition ofSigd, La Serpe by Ruth Lillegraven

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April 15 2021

The Danish success, The Land of Short Sentences (Metres per Second) by Stine Pilgaard presented by World Editions

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March 18 2021

Of My Blood by Ruth Lillegraven

Blood Ties by Ruth Lillegraven is the second title in the Clara – series, to be published in Norwegian in May. Among NORLA’s Selcted titles this spring.

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February 7 2021

Septology I – II: The Other Name is longlisted to the DUBLIN Litereary Award

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February 4 2021

I Is Another nominated to the Norwegian Critic’s Prize 2020

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January 28 2021

Metres per Second by Stine Pilgaard sold to WSOY in Finland

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January 22 2021

Weekendavisen’s Literature Prize 2020 to Metres per Second by Stine Pilgaard

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January 8 2021

Helle Helle’s new novel is quite simply brilliant

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December 7 2020

The One Needful Thing is among the best novels of the year!

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October 9 2020

First praise for Olaug's new novel

Newspapers in Norway reads and reviews The One Needful Thing by Olaug Nilssen on publication day: Overwhelmingly good reviews!
The author is being praised for her courage, for her writing with surgical precision, and for humour, respect and drive in the novel: BRAVO!
Quotes to come within shortly!

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September 18 2020

To welcome the Danish author Helle Helle, one of the most distinct, clear voices and praised Nordic authors is a huge joy. Her new novel BOB will be published in Danish in January 2021 by Gutkind in DK. WA is her new proud agency.

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July 22 2020

Book of the Year in Denmark?

Metres per Second is wonderfully reviewed in Denmark and loved by the Danish readers. More than 20 000 copies sold within a few summer – weeks, claimed to be the Danish “Book of the Year” by Jyllands Posten. Sold to Pelikanen in Norway and Uitgeverij Oevers in The Netherlands.

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May 14 2020

Welcome to Stine Pilgaard

Stine Pilgaard is one of the most original, humourous and sharp voices in Scandinavian literature. It is a huge pleasure to welcome Stine and her new novel Metres per Second to Winje Agency, as one of the first publications by the new Danish publishing house, Gutkind.
A feast to read and already sold to Pelikanen Publishing House in Norway.

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March 11 2020

The Doll’s Alphabet by Camilla Grudova, published by Fitzcarraldo Editions is sold to Meteor Publishing House in Norway

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March 2 2020

Drafts from the Mariana Trench by Ida Lødemel Tvedt is now sold to Kommode Verlag in Switzerland for publication in German translation.

The publisher, Annette Beger says:
“Ida Lødemel Tvedts Essays in Marianegropen are sensual, direct, courageous, witty, pictorial, energetic and highly sensitive. One gets the feeling of a story, like in a novel, even though the essays can also stand for themselves. Ida Lødemel Tvedt immediately captivated me with her unique perception and her ability to describe the “in-between” in a way in which I believe anyone can experience while reading this book.“ Congratulations dear Ida (Facebook) and Kommode Verlag!

Marianegropen
is so far sold to Klim in Denmark and to Kommode Verlag in Switzerland.

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February 27 2020

The Other Name: Septology I - II by Jon Fosse longlisted to The Booker International Prize 2020

“The Other Name: Septology I – II is a major new work of Jon Fosse, and is deftly translated into English by Daimon Searls. Written in hypnotic prose that shifts between the first and the third person, The Other Name calls into question concrete notions around Fosse presents us with an indelible and poignant exploration of the human condition that will endure as his masterpiece”, says his English publisher Fitzcarraldo Editons in a press release today.
Congratulations to Jon Fosse, Samlaget, his Norwegian publishing house, Fitzcarraldo Editions, translator Daimon Serals and all the dedicated Fosse – publishers around the world.

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February 9 2020

The Other Name by Jon Fosse nominated to the Norwegian Critics Prize

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February 26 2019

Congratulations II

Skogen den grøne (The Green Forest) by Ruth Lillegraven, has been nominated to this same prestigious prize, however in TWO categories.

Praise to Mari Kanstad Johnsen also for her brilliant and moving illustrations.

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August 13 2018

The first international publications of 'The Way Through the Woods: On Mushrooms and Mourning' coming this fall.

The international hit, The Way Through the Woods: On Mushrooms and Mourning, is finally ready for print, with the first publication launching this month in Finland. Followed by Danish, Dutch, and Swedish in September; French, Spanish and Catalan the following months. The final four publications are due next year. Congratulations and thanks to all the dedicated and enthusiastic publishers and translators, and to Woon Long!

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January 23 2018

The Norwegian Mushroom book sold to Japan!

The dedicated publishing house Misuzu Shobo in Japan has just bough the Japanese rights for the Norwegian “Mushroom book”,
now sold to 11 languages throughout the world! There will be more sales!
In not too long the mushroom season is here again, and a lot of new readers around the world will enjoy this outstanding book in their own languages. The first translations will be out this summer.

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October 26 2017

Darkroom by Mette Karlsvik just launched in Norway

Beautiful and strong review: "Mette Karlsvik has written an original and tender novel about a father and daughter – relationship (..) “Darkroom” is both a complex and moving story about family relations and the importance of being seen with love and understanding.
First review today by Turid Larsen, Dagsavisen, daily morning.

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October 25 2017

9 sales for "The Norwegian Mushroom Book"

The great mushroom – season is soon finished here at home, but “The Norwegian Mushroom – book” by Long Litt Woon is travelling well. Last and so far two new sales, to Gaïa Éditions in France and Catalan rights to som ara llibres. To be continued!

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October 16 2017

Septology by Jon Fosse sold to Rowohlt during Frankfurt Bookfair

Septology is a new work of prose by Jon Fosse. The first two parts out of seven will be published during Frankfurt Bookfair in 2019, when Norway is Guest of Honour. The next parts of this work, still in writing, will be published in 2021 and 2023.
Rowohlt acquired rights for the whole work, all seven parts, last week during Frankfurt Bookfair. This new masterpiece is by now sold to Rowohlt in Germany, Fitzcarraldo in UK and Batzer in Denmark.

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October 9 2017

Mushrooms and grief in the bookfair - air!

Long Litt Woon´s wonderful book Unexpected Dawn: A story about mushrooms and grief is travelling well. New preempt sale to Scribe Publishing House for World – English rights today, so far sold to 6 languages, Danish, Dutch, German, Italian and Swedish.

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October 9 2017

Children Books from Ena Publishing House

Winje Agency represents Children Books from Ena Publishing House. English catalogue is ready to be sent to you by mail and will soon be presented at this website, please get in touch for more information.

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October 7 2017

All the lives we never lived by Anuradha Roy

A wonderful new novel by Anuradha Roy is being introduced to new and old publishers these days, her fourth novel is already sold to btb in Germany. A vibrant, deeply moving novel that will find new readers all over the world?

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October 7 2017

Rights for Jon Fosse's work

Jon Fosse has written prose, plays, poems, short -stories, essays and children books. Winje Agency represent all rights for publication, sold to more than 40 languages so far. Plays for theatres are represented by Colombine in Sweden.

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September 27 2017

A new treasure is just out

A new treasure just out: Deserted farmsteads in Norway. These moving images were our homes, not too long ago. This book by Øystein Morten and photographer Pål Hermansen enlightens our concepts of “home” in overwhelming ways.

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September 7 2017

New title by Woon Long

Woon Longs book Unexpected Dawn: A story about mushrooms and grief is surprising, deeply moving and original. I look forward to see this wonderful, narrative non-fiction book travel out in the world!

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August 31 2017

V&B + Winje Agency

Vigmostad & Bjørke is an interesting, large up and coming Norwegian Publishing House, am thankful for cooperating with them in the art of letting books travel out in the world!

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Anuradha Roy
June 2 2017

A wonderful list of books

A wonderful list of books recommended by Anuradha Roy, new and exciting titles & some of the most important, wellknown and wellread.

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