NORLA's activities to promote the export of Norwegian literature

NORLA is looking forward to gathering ten translators of Norwegian literature in Lillehammer on June 2-5, as we do annually for the Norwegian Festival of Literature / Sigrid Undset Days.
This year’s festival- and program theme is Europe, and festival runs from June 1 through June 7.

The participants will also be meeting Agnes Ravatn, as well as having a translation workshop based on an excerpt from her novel Doggerland, which is among NORLA’s Selected Spring titles.

Together with the Norwegian Festival of Literature, NORLA is hosting this year’s meeting of European Network for Literary Translation in Lillehammer.
Sixteen participants from an equal number of countries will gather to discuss translation and initiatives that promote the circulation of literature across borders, while also taking part in the festival’s celebration of European literature.

Welcome to the ENLit-event Translating Europe
Time: Friday, June 5, 11:00-11:50
Venue: Wiese, Intimscenen, Lillehammer
Free entry.

NORLA has the pleasure of inviting foreign publishers and editors of non-ficiton literature to apply for our fellowship program, which this year will take place in Oslo from June 16 – 19.

NORLA administrates the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ scheme for travel grants for authors and lecturers who will visit institutions of higher learning abroad where instruction is given in the Norwegian language.

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

Read more here.

Please note that our 50% guarantee regarding Norwegian books for children and YA applies only through the application deadline June 1, 2026.

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Read about translation subsidy.

Read about production subsidy.