Sune de Souza Schmidt-Madsen is a Danish author, publisher, translator, and teacher of creative writing. As a publisher he has stood behind some of the most successful Danish authors over the past 10 years. He has written numerous books and received the Georg Brandes prize for his work on Danish author Karen Blixen, one of the greatest and most widely read Danish writers of the twentieth century, whose highly original existential works are inspired by both African and European traditions. He has been involved in work related to Blixen for more than 15 years, starting out as a student worker at the museum that was once her private home, and later participating in talks, television shows, and other events about the author.