Norwegian stories,
for the world.

A wide portfolio of Norwegian literature

We are the in-house literary agency for Cappelen Damm, Norway’s largest publishing house, including the imprints Flamme Forlag and Fontini Forlag. We represent the foreign rights of a vast array of authors writing within literary and commercial fiction, non-fiction, and children’s literature.

We also manage rights for adaptations in TV, film, theatre, radio and other media formats, offering a full spectrum of opportunities for our authors’ works to reach international audiences.

As we are an in-house Literary Agency, we do not accept external submissions. For questions about submitting manuscripts to Cappelen Damm Publishing, you can find more information here. Do note that Cappelen Damm Publishing only accept submissions in Norwegian.

Representing leading Norwegian authors

We proudly represent some of Norway’s most celebrated contemporary authors, including Vigdis Hjorth, Roy Jacobsen, Lars Saabye Christensen and Ingvar Ambjørnsen. You will also find Erlend Loe, Karin Fossum, Ingeborg Arvola, Anna Fiske, Bjørn F. Rørvik and Gro Dahle in our catalogue.

Our extensive backlist includes renowned authors such as Thorbjørn Egner, Beate Grimsrud and Stig Sæterbakken.