Norwegian Literary Agencies
Cappelen Damm Agency
Cappelen Damm Agency is the in-house agency of Norway’s largest publishing house, publishing approximately 1,000 titles a year, within the genres of fiction, non-fiction, educational books and children’s books. We represent some of Norway’s leading contemporary authors.
NO-0055 Oslo
Tel: +47 21 61 65 00
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Rights Director Mrs Ingvild Haugland Blatt – Tel: +47 414 10 647
Literary Agent Mrs Anette Slettbakk Garpestad – Tel: +47 984 82 087
Literary Agent Mrs Ida Amalie Svensson – Tel: +47 977 50 106
Literary Agent Mr Håkon Dalsø – Tel: +47 40471889
Rights Consultant Ms Sunniva Midtskogen – Tel: +47 984 64 940.
Egmont Kids Media – Norway
P.O. Box 4684 Nydalen
NO-0405 Oslo
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Business Area Manager Grethe Kristensen – Tel: +47 917 96 178
Gyldendal Agency
Representing foreign rights for: Gyldendal Barn og Ungdom, Gyldendal Litteratur, Kolon Forlag.
P.O. Box 6860 St. Olavs plass
NO-0130 Oslo
Tel: +47 22 03 41 00
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Fiction and children/young adults:
Foreign Rights Director Mrs Anne Cathrine Eng – Tel: +47 957 81 640
Literary Agent Mrs Nina Pedersen – Tel: +47 924 47 665
Film &TV rights Mrs Kirsti Kristoffersen
Academic books: Ms Vibeke Høegh-Omdal – Tel: +47 415 53 713
Schoolbooks, textbooks and other educational material: Mr Vegard Østhagen
Hagen Agency
Eirin Hagen closed the agency for new projects per 31 December 2022.
In 2023 the agency will have activities around for Mæhle/ Rudebjer: The Dinosaur Bunch series (for children) and Hjardar: Audr. Women in the Viking Age (illustrated non-fiction). Questions about other titles on the website will be answered.
Tel: +47 93 41 10 56
Mrs Eirin Hagen
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Immaterial Agents
IMMA is a Norwegian literary representing Nordic authors mainly – but every rule has an exception. Working with fiction (adult, YA and children’s) and relevant non-fiction. IMMA also keep an eye open for good TV and film material and specialise in screen adaption material.
Mrs Trude Kolaas
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Magikon forlag
Fjellveien 48A
NO-1410 Kolbotn
Tel.: +47 977 50 060
Mr Svein Størksen
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Northern Stories
Northern Stories is an independent literary agency representing Nordic writers, with a fine mix of established profiles and promising authors. We represent authors in the genres of literary fiction, young adults and non-fiction.
Geitmyrsveien 7C
NO-0171 Oslo
Ms Astrid Dalaker – Tel: +47 99 69 19 50
Ms Mira Mack Omdahl – Tel: +47 91 53 70 71
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Oslo Literary Agency
Oslo Literary Agency is Norway’s biggest literary agency, representing authors in the genres of literary fiction, children’s books, young adult, and non-fiction. The agency work with translation rights across all genres, film rights and dramatization rights.
P.O. Box 363 Sentrum
NO-0102 Oslo
Tel: + 47 22 40 04 00
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Rights Director: Mr Even Råkil – Tel: +47 90 02 44 97
Literary Agent, Children/YA: Mrs Evy Tillman – Tel: +47 952 24 408
Literary Agent, Oktober (fiction): Mr Henrik Francke – Tel: +47 913 53 922
Literary Agent, Non-fiction, Crime and Fiction Mrs Inga Semmingsen – Tel: +47 958 06 134
Saga Literary Agency
Saga Literary Agency is an independent in-house literary agency for children’s books published by Det Norske Samlaget.
Tel: +47 45 25 51 10
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Stilton Literary Agency
Fougners vei 14B
NO-0571 Oslo
Visiting address: Akersveien 25
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Mr Hans Petter Bakketeig – Tel: +47 47 67 47 59
Mrs Leyla Körner Øier – Tel: +47 91 34 70 57
Universitetsforlaget (academic books/non-fiction):
P. O. Box 508 Sentrum
NO-0105 Oslo
Ms Cecilie Ullstein-Brokner – Tel: +47 46 61 48 56
Winje Agency
Winje Agency, founded 2016, is representing authors of high quality in all genres, and publication rights for the Nobel Prize Winner in Literature 2023, Jon Fosse.
Skiensgate 12
NO-3912 Porsgrunn
Tel: + 47 91 84 11 50
Mrs Gina Winje
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(Updated: November 2024)