Holiday hours at NORLA
At NORLA we will close for the Christmas holiday Thursday afternoon, December 19.
The office will reopen on Monday, January 6.
April 16-April 19 2015
Norway
Gunnar Staalesen, Herbjørg Wassmo and Stian Hole in France
Meet Gunnar Staalesen, Herbjørg Wassmo and Stian Hole at Les Escapades littéraires, in Draguignan.
The festival Les Escapades littéraires is arranged by Libraires du Sud, and this year’s festival focuses on Nordic literature.
In addition to the three Norwegian authors, esteemed French translator Jean-Baptiste Coursaud will take part in the programme, among others in an event presenting the author Tarjei Vesaas (1897-1970).
Read more on the Norwegian participants here.
See the packed programme of literary events, workshops for children, concerts, films, exhibitions and more here.
Read more about the festival here.
Read more about Libraires du Sud here.
Upcoming activities
December 20-January 5 2025
January 15 2025
Application deadline: Author and lecturer visits to institutions of higher learning abroad
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.
February 1 2025
Application deadline: Translation subsidy and Production subsidy
Please note that there are new application deadlines in 2025, with three deadlines in total, for Norwegian books in all genres:
1 February, 1 June and 1 October.