Mathias Emil Stenrøs is a literature communicator and librarian at Københavns Biblioteker, based at the main library in Copenhagen. He serves as festival director of Christianshavns Bogfestival - a neighbourhood literary festival running since 2004 - and writes about books for the Læsefest book club on Mikrofest. His focus is on reaching new and younger readers, and on giving emerging Nordic voices a platform.
Christianshavns Bogfestival 2026 (27.-31. May) brought together young Danish author talents and winners of the Nordic Council Literature Prize for five days of readings, performances and communal dining - with Stenrøs as festival director.
Stenrøs contributed to Læsefest at Mikrofest with an article about Didier Eribons 'Returning to Reims' and about imagination in Danish literature.
Christianshavns Bogfestival 2025 (1.-6. April) gained a new Nordic profile with eight of the Nordic region's most prominent young authors, and Stenrøs served as festival director behind the new direction.
Christianshavns Bogfestival 2024 took place 15.-30. April with the theme 'covers' and events at the library and around the district.
Stenrøs interviewed debut authors for Københavns Biblioteker as part of an article series about this year's debuts in Danish literature.
Two debut authors, Sigrid Adamsson and Oline Hyllested Madsen, present their novels at the Main Library. The event is free but operates on a waitlist basis.
Author Rasmus Daugbjerg discusses Helena Nyblom's forgotten fairy tales and their modern relevance at Hovedbiblioteket as part of Golden Days 2026.
Author Feline Kamber presents her debut novel 'Foder til høns', an eerie tale of an island community haunted by ghosts and demons. She discusses the craft of writing the uncanny with literary mediator Mathias Emil Stenrøs.
Frederik Drescher Kluth discusses his debut novel about a young man navigating doubt and searching for meaning in everyday life. Literature mediator Mathias Emil Stenrøs interviews the author about the writing process and themes of vulnerability and masculinity.
Debut poet Nana Fatou presents her collection 'Toubab' about roots in Denmark and Gambia, identity and migration, in conversation with literary mediator Mathias Emil Stenrøs at Copenhagen Main Library.