Release: The Value of Nordic Literary Exports 2024
Today marks the publication of the first joint Nordic survey assessing the gross revenue generated from the sale of literary rights on behalf of Nordic authors in 2024.
It is essential to understand how literary export operates across the Nordic region and how we can further strengthen and develop our export strategies based on these insights, state the directors of the Nordic literary export organisations.
According to the results, literary export revenues for Swedish authors in 2024 totaled at least 55,6 million euros, while the total value of Nordic literature exports reached at least 78 million euros.
The survey was sent to agencies and publishing houses representing authors from Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Faroe Island, Iceland and Norway. The aim of the report is to provide an overview of the literary exports of the respective Nordic countries.
The survey was commissioned by the Nordic literary export organisations: Swedish Arts Council/Swedish Literature Exchange, Danish Arts Foundation, FarLit - Literature from the Faroe Islands, FILI - Finnish Literature Exchange, Icelandic Literature Center and NORLA - Norwegian Literature Abroad.
The next joint survey will be for the year 2025. This is an important part of the work to monitor developments in Nordic literary exports.
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The Value of Nordic Literary Exports 2024