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.
NORLA is looking forward to gathering ten translators of Norwegian literature in Lillehammer, as we do annually for the Norwegian Festival of Literature / Sigrid Undset Days on June 3-6.
This year the festival is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and the theme of the program is Sápmi.
The festival runs from June 2 through June 8.
Norway will be Guest of Honour at the Bologna Children´s Book Fair in 2026. NORLA invites foreign publishers and editors of children and YA literature to apply for our fellowship program, which this year will take place in Oslo from June 10 -13. The fellowship will focus on Norwegian children & YA literature. On the program will be visits to Norwegian publishing houses, presentations by Norwegian authors, meetings with literary agents, as well as an extensive social program in Oslo.
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.