NORLA and Norwegian authors at the Beijing International Book Fair

This year we are also looking forward to attending the book fair in Beijing, in collaboration with our sister organizations from Sweden, Denmark and Finland (NordLit).
Please contact us if you would like to schedule a meeting.

See our selected titles with presentations in both Chinese and English.

Like last year, NordLit is also preparing a seminar in conjunction with the fair dedicated to translators into Chinese from the respective languages. The author Endre Lund Eriksen will take part in the seminar and will also be presenting a separate programme of readings in the course of the week.
Read more about Endre Lund Eriksen.

Author and illustrator Stian Hole is also in Beijing during the Book Fair, taking part in a Chinese Culture Exchange Seminar along with approx. 70 authors, translators and critics. The seminar is arranged by China Culture Translation Study and Support, CCTSS. Read more about Stian Hole.

See the covers of Norwegian books recently published in Chinese through NORLA’s translation subsidies here.

Upcoming activities

September 8

Application deadline: Sample translation of Norwegian literature

Publishers, agents and translators abroad and in Norway can apply to NORLA for subsidies for sample translations.
Read more here.

September 15

Application deadline: Translation grants for Norwegian contemporary drama

The Writers’ Guild of Norway (in Norwegian: Dramatikerforbundet) may award grants for the translation of Norwegian dramatic works to other languages. The primary purpose of the grant scheme is to contribute to the presentation/production of Norwegian drama abroad.

September 25-September 29

Sweden

NORLA at the Gothenburg Book Fair

This year’s Gothenburg Book Fair takes place on September 25–29, with drama as one of its main focuses. The Norwegian Centre for New Playwriting – NCNP (Dramatikkens hus) will be participating, hosting an exciting program of Norwegian events. More details about the drama stage can be found here (in Swedish). Please see all English language events here.

From NORLA, Margit Walsø and Oliver Møystad will be attending the book fair. Please get in touch if you would like to schedule a meeting.
You can find us in the International Rights Centre, at table E06.