LITTERÆR AGENT SØKES Oslo Literary Agency søker litterær agent med fokus på krim og sakprosa til ett års engasjement. Agentens viktigste oppgave vil være å selge rettigheter som Oslo Literary Agency representerer til utlandet. Dette forutsetter lesing/vurdering av manus, en tett og løpende kontakt med våre forfattere, og aktivt vedlikehold og videreutvikling av vårt internasjonale kontaktnett av forleggere. Vi søker: En selvgående og samhandlingsorientert, sosial og utadrettet person med salgsglede og litterær kompetanse, og som behersker engelsk flytende, skriftlig og muntlig. Gjerne også tysk. Søker må ha høyere utdanning med litteratur eller tilsvarende i fagkretsen og erfaring fra bokbransjen. Søknadsfrist innen 7. januar 2019 https://www.finn.no/job/fulltime/ad.html?finnkode=136101265

Author Sigmund Falch talking about his debut «Edvin Eek and the Emperor of Equilibrium» for Danish publishers at the Norwegian Ambassador’s Residence in Copenhagen. Thanks to @norwegianliterature for a wonderful seminar! Thanks to @norgesambassadecph for hosting us! . . @sigfalch #sigmundfalch #edvineekandtheemperorofequilibrium #childrensbooks #middlegrade #norwegianliterature #osloliteraryagency #bestbook #bestread

Our warmest congratulations to author KLAUS HAGERUP who received the 2018 Brage Honorary Award at tonight’s Norwegian Book Award Ceremony! . . (photo: Morten Krogvold) . #klaushagerup #brageprisen #honoraryaward #thenorwegianbookprize #norwegianliterature #osloliteraryagency #awardwinner

Simon Stranger and his acclaimed novel KEEP SAYING THEIR NAMES is the winner of the 2018 Norwegian Booksellers’ Prize. Our warmest congratulations, @simonstranger . . . #simonstranger #keepsayingtheirnames #thebooksellersprize #thenorwegianbooksellersprize #norwegianliterature #osloliteraryagency #bestbook #bestread #awardwinner

Here's Hanne Ørstavik and her translator Martin Aitken entering the National Book Awards ceremony yesterday evening in New York. Hanne Ørstavik’s novel LOVE was one of the five finalists for the translated fiction prize, but lost out in the end in what was surely a very close race. Congratulations to Hanne and her co-finalists, Olga Tokarczuk, Negar Djavadi, Domenico Starnone, and, above all, winner Yoko Tawada. . . @hanne_orstavik #hanneørstavik #love #kjærlighet @archipelagobooks #martinaitken #nationalbookaward #norwegianliterature #osloliteraryagency #bestbook #bestread

«The Snow Sister» by Maja Lunde and Lisa Aisato is now out in Denmark! Great work @turbine_forlaget . . . «The Snow Sister» is bestseller #1 in Norway, nominated to The Norwegian Book Sellers’ Prize 2018 and to ARK Children’s Book Prize 2018. So far sold to 16 territories in auctions and pre-empts. . . @maja.lunde @lisaaisato #thesnowsister #snøsøsteren #snesøsteren #norwegianliterature #osloliteraryagency #christmasbook #childrensbooks #forallages #beautifulbooks #bestbook #bestread #illustratedbook

We’re proud to represent five of the ten titles nominated to the 2018 Norwegian Book Sellers’ Prize. . Big congratulation to all the ten nominees! . The outstanding books from left to right: Maja Lunde and Lisa Aisato: The Snow Sister Jon Michelet: A Hero of the Sea. The Warrior Returns Simon Stranger: Keep Saying Their Names Per Petterson: Men in My Situation Mona Høvring: Because Venus Passed an Alp Violet on the Day I Was Born . . @maja.lunde @lisaaisato @simonstranger @hoevring #perpetterson #jonmichelet #bokhandlerprisen #thebooksellersprize2018 #norwegianliterature #osloliteraryagency

BRAGE NOMINATIONS FOR MARIA KJOS FONN, KATHARINA VESTRE AND GUNNAR WÆRNESS The nominations for the Norwegian Book Award Brageprisen were announced today, and we are celebrating three extremely well-deserved nominations: Maria Kjos Fonn's novel "Kinderwhore" and Gunnar Wærness' poetry collection "Everybody's Friend" in the fiction category and Katharina Vestre's "The First Mystery" for non-fiction. Congratulations Maria, Katharina, Gunnar, and all other nominees! . #mariakjosfonn @katharinavestre #katharinavestre #gunnarwærness #brageprisen #literaryaward #literatureprize #bookaward #fiction #poetry #nonfiction #norwegianliterature #osloliteraryagency

NORDIC COUNCIL LITERATURE PRIZE CEREMONY TONIGHT Tonight, the winners of the Nordic Council Literature Prizes will be announced in a ceremony in the Opera House in Oslo. We are crossing our fingers for the three Norwegian authors nominated - Torun Lian, Roskva Koritzinsky and Carl Frode Tiller, and send our warmest congratulations to all the nominees! . . @carlfrodetiller @torunlian @roskvakoritzinsky #beginnings #ihavenotseentheworld #aliceandthethingsyoudontknowthankgod @thenordiccouncil #thenordiccouncilliteratureprize #osloliteraryagency