September 11 2016
Norway

Agnes Ravatn in Stirling

Meet author Agnes Ravatn at the festival Bloody Scotland in Stirling, September 11, 2016.

The novel The Bird Tribunal (Fugletribunalet) has won her many enthusiastic readers as well as awards.
It was also made into a successful play, which premiered in Oslo in 2015, and foreign rights to the novel are so far sold to seven countries. The Bird Tribunal is translated from the Norwegian by Rosie Hedger and published by Orenda Books through translation subsidy from NORLA.

At the festival, Agnes Ravatn takes part in the event Northern Lights, at Sunday 11 September from 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm.

Read more about Agnes Ravatn here.

And more about The Bird Tribunal as well as Ravatn’s previous books here.

Updated info on foreign rights etc. here.

(Photo: Agnete Brun)

Upcoming activities

March 27-March 30
Leipzig, Germany

Norway is Guest of Honour at the Leipziger Buchmesse: more than 50 authors take part

We have been looking forward to this for several years, and finally it is happening:
Norwegian literature will be in the spotlight during the book fair in Leipzig, and also at the reading festival Leipzig liest (Leipzig Reads) which runs parallel, in venues all around the city.

The Norwegian Guest of Honour program comprises approx. 80 events that will take place at Norway’s stand in Hall 4 D 300 / C 301, and at the Norwegian Hub in Schaubühne Lindenfels.
In addition, there will be several other exciting literary and cultural events as part of various side programs.
March 31-April 3
Bologna, Italy

NORLA to the Bologna Book Fair

NORLA is once again looking forward to participating in the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in Italy, where the Norwegian book industry will be assembled on one stand.
You are welcome to visit us in Hall 30, A10/B9!
Please contact us if you would like to arrange a meeting.

We look forward to starting the countdown to 2026, when Norway will be Guest of Honour at the book fair.
April 23-April 26
Oslo, Norway

Seminar for aspiring translators of Norwegian literature

NORLA aims to recruit more translators of Norwegian Literature. We look forward to welcoming interested participants to take part in our seminar for new translators, which will be held in Oslo from April 23-26, 2025.