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.
NORLA annually hands out an award to a talented emerging translator of Norwegian literature. The award is given for translations directly from Norwegian as an encouragement towards continued efforts.
The 2024 award will be given to a translator of non-fiction.
NORLA have the pleasure of inviting American publishing editors to a book trade meeting in connection with the PEN World Voices festival, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.
Author Vigdis Hjorth is on the program, and several meetings will be arranged between Norwegian literary agents and representatives from the American publishing industry.
The book trade meeting is organized in collaboration with the Norwegian Consulate General in New York.
NORLA invites foreign publishers, editors, and scouts of adult fiction to apply for our fellowship program, which this year will take place in Oslo from June 4th – 7th.
Read more here.