German-Norwegian-German translators’ seminar in Berlin, 26-30 January

A unique seminar called ViceVersa will take place in Berlin at the end of January, where a group of translators working from Norwegian to German will meet with a group working from German to Norwegian in a whole week of in-depth translation work!

The seminar is arranged by translators Ebba Drolshagen and Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel, both well known in NORLA-circles, and Elisabeth Beanca Halvorsen, who translates from German to Norwegian.
Oliver Møystad from NORLA, who also translates from German, will be present at the seminar.

Read more about the seminar (in German) here.

Upcoming activities

November 12-November 22

Caen, France

Norway is Guest of Honour at Les Boréales

Norway is Guest of Honour at this year’s Les Boréales festival in Normandy, taking place from 12–22 November.
A strong line-up of Norwegian authors will take part in the festival: Ingeborg Arvola, Martin Baldysz, Brit Bildøen, Thomas Enger, Jørn Lier Horst, Aslak Nore, Lars Ramslie and Maria Navarro Skaranger.

During the festival, NORLA will also organise a translation seminar for students at the University of Caen on 17 November. The seminar will have a special focus on Brit Bildøen’s Gult farevarsel (Yellow Warning, Vigilance orange). Bildøen and her French translator Marina Heide will take part in the seminar, which is organized in close cooperation with the University.

The Norwegian Embassy in Paris is a partner in Norway’s Guest of Honour programme.

See the full festival programme.

November 13-November 15

Shanghai, China

NORLA at the Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair

NORLA will take part in this year’s China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair with its own stand.
The fair will also feature the illustration exhibition first presented at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in spring 2026, when Norway was Guest of Honour. This brings the initiative showcasing Norwegian children’s and young adult literature and illustration to a new international audience.

December 3

Rome, Italy

Translation Seminar for Students and Industry Reception

On 3 December, NORLA is organising a full-day seminar on translation for Italian students of Norwegian language and literature. The seminar will take place at the Norwegian Institute in Rome, in collaboration with the Norwegian Embassy in Italy. Around thirty students will take part in a varied programme featuring presentations by award-winning and experienced translators Margerita Podestà Heir, Andrea Romanzi, Giovanna Paterniti and Lucia Barni. They will discuss cultural connections between Norway and Italy, Norwegian and Italian literature, how to present books to publishers, and, not least, the art of translating Norwegian literature.

Following the seminar, a networking reception for the Italian publishing industry will be held in the residence of the Norwegian Ambassador.