Past IV Programme Fellows

The IV Programme welcomes a select group of international publishing leaders to Canada every year. Modelled on similar successful programmes in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Israel, Japan, New Zealand and the UK, the IV Programme connects influential foreign publishing professionals with Canadian authors, agents, editors and publishers, and even the broader reading public.

2022

Jennifer Croll (Greystone Books, Vancouver)

Sune de Souza Schmidt-Madsen (Lingdhardt og Ringhof, Denmark)

Carina Guiterman (Simon & Schuster)

Diana Gvozden (Schönbach Literary Agency, Netherlands)

Tynan Kogane (New Directions Publishing, New York)

Lisanne Mathijssen (HarperCollins Holland)

Dagfinn Moller (Cappelen Damm, Norway)

Anne-Solange Noble (Gallimard, France)

Helen O’Hare (Mulholland Books/Little Brown & Company)

Julie Paludan-Müller (Gads Forlag, Denmark)

Geneviève Pigeon (L’instant meme, Montreal)

Errol Sharpe (Fernwood, Halifax)

Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm (Kegedonce)
Jon Baker (Baker Literary Scouting)
Tanya Batson-Savage (Blue Banyan Books, Jamaica)
Patricia Campbell (Kegedonce)
Amy Hundley (Grove Atlantic)

2021

The 14^th edition of the IV Programme took place during the 42^nd edition the Toronto International Festival of Authors (October 25–29, 2021).

International Visitors:

Tanya Batson-Savage, Publisher, Blue Banyan Books (Jamaica)

Håkan Bravinger, Literary Director, Norstedts (Sweden)

Kit Caless, Co-Founder, Influx Press (UK)

Sune de Souza Schmidt-Madsen, Publishing Director, Danish Fiction, Lindhardt og Ringhof (Denmark)

Carina Guiterman, Senior Editor, Simon & Schuster (US)

Diana Gvozden, Senior Literary Agent, Marianne Schonbach Literary Agency (The Netherlands)

Amy Hundley, VP, Executive Editor & Subsidiary Rights Director, Grove Atlantic (US)

Tynan Kogane, Senior Editor, New Directions Publishing (US)

Dagfinn Møller, Editor in Chief, Cappelen Damm (Norway)

Helen O’Hare, Editor, Mulholland Books, Hachette Book Group (US)

**Amber Oliver**, Editor, Tiny Reparations, Penguin Random House (US)

Parisa Ebrahimi, Senior Editor, Hogarth, PRH (US)
Julie Paludan-Müller, Editorial Director, Gads Forlag (Denmark)
Geneviève Pigeon, President (L’instant même, Quebec, Canada)

Canadian Editorial Fellow

Keynote Speaker

Laura Cameron, Literary Agent, Transatlantic Agency (Canada)

First Lady of Iceland Eliza Reid

2020

The 13^th edition of the IV Programme took place during the 41^st edition the Toronto International Festival of Authors (October 22–November 1, 2020).

2020 Distinguished Guest

Madeleine Milburn, Director and Literary Agent, Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency (UK)

2020 International Visitors

**Ana María Bermúdez**, Editora, Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial (Mexico)

Giorgia di Tolle, Junior Editor, Casa Editrice Nord (Italy)

Johannes Holmqvist, Managing Director and Acquiring Editor, Tranan Publishing House (Sweden)

Allison Malecha, Senior Scout, Bettina Schrewe Literary Scouting (USA)

Stephanie Sinclair, Literary Agent, CookeMcDermid (Canada, Indigenous)

Emily Wunderlich, Editor, Viking (USA)

Lizbeth Zavala Mondragón, Publishing
Coordinator, Herder Mexico (Mexico)

Louisa Joyner, publishing director, Faber UK
Eloise Millar, co-founder, Galley Beggar Press (U.K.)
Florence Bisch, international and domestic rights director, Groupe Homme (French Canadian)

2020 Canadian Editorial Fellowship

Jennifer Croll, Editorial Director, Greystone Books

2020 Keynote Speaker

Lennie-Goodings, Chair at Virago Press (Charlie Hopkinson)

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