NORLA's activities to promote the export of Norwegian literature
Physical book trade meeting in Iceland
Physical book trade meeting with screening of NORLA’s selected title films.
Organized by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Reykjavik.
Digital book trade meeting in Poland
Digital book trade meeting focusing on non-fiction. NORLA’s selected title films films will be screened.
Speed dating with Norwegian agents.
Organized in cooperation with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Warsaw.
Deadline: Nominate candidates for NORLA’s Translator's Award 2021
NORLA annually hands out an award to a translator of Norwegian literature. The award is given for translations directly from Norwegian.
In 2021, the award will be given to a talented young translator of fiction as an encouragement towards continued efforts.
We would very much like to hear from you about deserving candidates!
Digital book trade meeting in Great Britain
Digital book trade meeting focusing on children’s and young adults’ literature. NORLA’s selected title films. will be screened.
Speed dating with Norwegian agents.
Organized in cooperation with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in London.
NORLA's offices are closed May 17
NORLA’s offices are closed Monday May 17, due to Norway’s Constitution Day.
We wish everyone a Happy 17th of May!
Digital book trade meeting in Finland
Digital book trade meeting focusing on non-fiction. NORLA’s selected title films will be screened.
Speed dating with Norwegian agents.
NORLA's offices are closed until Tuesday May 25
NORLA’s offices are closed until Tuesday May 25, due to Whitsun holiday.
Translator's webinar
Webinar for translators of Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson’s book Tapestries of Life (original title: På naturens skuldre) with the author present.
Digital Fellowship: Lillehammer Rights 2021
Are you a Nordic publisher, editor, sub-agent or scout who is interested in publishing and working with Norwegian literature?
We are still living in a pandemic situation, which makes it difficult for us to invite you to The Norwegian Festival of Literature in Lillehammer and the brand new right’s centre: Lillehammer Rights.
Ahead of the deadline April 15, we encouraged you to register your interest for the digital Lillehammer Rights 2021 and save the dates 26-28 May.
If accepted, you will get the opportunity to meet with Norwegian literary agents and NORLA and get a taste of the literary life in Lillehammer!
More information to follow.
Read more about The Norwegian Festival of Literature in Lillehammer
Application deadline: Translation subsidy for Norwegian non-fiction
Read more about the translation subsidy for Norwegian non-fiction here.
Foreign publishers may also apply for production subsidies for the publication of Norwegian non-fiction containing a large number of illustrations or with exceptionally demanding technical production requirements.
Read more about the scheme here.
Digital book trade meeting in Greece
Digital book trade meeting with a focus on Norwegian fiction.
Screening of NORLA’s selected title films.
Organized in cooperation with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Athens.
Digital trade meeting in The Netherlands
Webinar focusing on fiction with screening of NORLA’s selected title films.
Organized in collaboration with translator Paula Stevens and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in den Haag.
Webinar for Russian translators
On June 9, the participating translators meet Siri Pettersen, who will present her authorship. Also on the programme is Alexander K. Lykke, a linguist and Associate Professor at Østfold University College (HiØ). He has been a consultant for Pettersen and also for the TV-series «Beforeigners» (original title: Framvandrerne). The two will take part in a literary conversation about their collaboration.
On June 10, the programme includes lectures and discussions by Russian translators who share their experiences of translating fantasy books. In addition, there will screening of NORLA’s selected title films.
Organized by the Norwegian Embassy in Moscow.
Application deadline: Extended sample translation of Norwegian literature
Literary agents and publishers in Norway can apply to NORLA, for support for extended sample translations; made possible by funds from the Ministry of Culture as a step towards making Norwegian literature exports an industry.
Read more here (in Norwegian only).
Application deadline: Translation subsidy for Norwegian fiction
Read more about the translation subsidy for Norwegian fiction here.
Foreign publishers may also apply for production subsidies for children’s and young adult’s picture books by Norwegian authors and illustrators.
Read more about the scheme here.
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.
Application deadline: Translation subsidy for Norwegian non-fiction
Read more about the translation subsidy for Norwegian non-fiction here.
Foreign publishers may also apply for production subsidies for the publication of Norwegian non-fiction containing a large number of illustrations or with exceptionally demanding technical production requirements.
Read more about the scheme here.
Application deadline: Translation subsidy for Norwegian fiction
Read more about the translation subsidy for Norwegian fiction here.
Foreign publishers may also apply for production subsidies for children’s and young adult’s picture books by Norwegian authors and illustrators.
Read more about the scheme here.
Norwegian authors to Switzerland
Jørn Lier Horst, Hanne Ørstavik, Erik Fosnes Hansen, Erika Fatland and Anders Indset are invited to “Norwegian Day” in Kunsthaus Zürich on Sunday 21 November. The theme for this year’s Norwegian Day is “TIME: past – present – future”.
Read more here (in Norwegian only).
