Bet millions on the Norwegian forfattertalenter – NRK

in the period to 2019, when the Uk is hovedland on bokmessen in Frankfurt, the 30 authors are invited in the betting.

Industry MAJOR and Examples talentsatsing collaborate on a development program that concentrates on networking and “the outward part of the forfattervirksomheten”, writes Dagsavisen.

Bokmessen in Frankfurt

• Bokmessen in Frankfurt takes place annually in Frankfurt am Main.
• It is the world’s largest book fair, and annually engage more than 7,000 exhibitors. Much of the literature that is being translated into English are purchased here.
• Bokmessens history dates back to 1478. Shortly after that the art of printing was invented by Gutenberg in Mainz, just a few kilometers from Frankfurt, the trade fair held for the first time. Bokmessen in Frankfurt contributed

decisively to the prevalence of the art of printing. Up to the end of the 17. century remained in Frankfurt the central bokmessebyen in Europe.

Norway is hovedland for the fair in 2019.

The first litter with talent are picked out: Roskva Koritzinsky, Simen Ekern, Sigbjørn Mostue and Nils Henrik Smith.

– This is a nice recognition for what I write. And a little bit scary at the same time, ” says Koritzinsky to Dagsavisen.

This is no forfatterskole, they lay not up in what I write. We get among other things, to go around and meet international forlagsfolk and get help to make lectures and presentations in English, ” she explains.

Koritzinsky says it is a challenge to present its literature outside of Norway, and in a language other than their own.