International Rights Centre

A unique opportunity to explore the market

The International Rights Centre (IRC) is a hub for agents and companies from across Europe. This is the largest market place for Nordic literature where companies and agents from numerous countries sell rights to the Nordic market.

With the celebration of the 40th edition of Gothenburg Book Fair in 2024, the IRC was given a fresh new start: The centre reclaimed its previous location: a light, bright and private area — close to, but separated from the bustling fair — it is tailored for business meetings. (Frequent visitors will know the location as the K-hall). Now open during fair business days, Thursday–Friday 25–26 September, for your pre-booked appointments only, the centre offers a focused, professional experience that helps you make the most of your participation and visit to Gothenburg. Naturally, the new IRC location will offer easy access to key conveniences such as refreshments and restrooms reserved for professional visitors.

The weekend in its turn offers you a plethora of opportunities to enjoy informal networking, especially in connection with our flagship seminar programme. Uniquely comprehensive, it features key authors, experts and academics and attracts the Swedish and international publishing industry, as well as the reading public. Curated programming in English. A four-day ticket granting you access to all seminars and the fair at large is included in your IRC participation.

For those new to the Book Fair’s IRC

The International Rights Centre, or IRC, is a hub and marketplace for literature for agents and publishers from all over Europe and other countries, such as the USA. IRC was launched at the Gothenburg Book Fair in the 1990’s and is now a well-known stop in the industry’s yearly calendar – a professional, secluded meeting place adjacent to the Book Fair at large where translation rights, licenses, and film rights are negotiated, and books grow wings!

Exhibitors and meetings

Exhibitor lists are published here, when they are available. To ensure accuracy, updating your information in the online Exhibitor Service, USO is key. Please contact us if you would like to join one of the digital presentations we will be conducting from now until the Book Fair.

Note: all meetings should be booked separately and not through the Book Fair. All visitors to the IRC will be requested to provide details on their scheduled meeting, to make sure your work time is undisturbed.

Visiting International Rights Centre
The centre is open for visitors who have scheduled appointments with the agencies or publishers represented at the IRC. All you need is an ordinary entrance ticket for the Fair – no special registration is required.

International Rights Centre opening hours:
Thursday 25 September:  08:00 – 18:00
Friday 26 September: 08:00 – 18:00

Access for preparations from Wednesday evening.