Easter Holidays in NORLA
Our office is closed for the Easter holidays as of Monday, April 14. We will be back on Tuesday, April 22.
December 5 2017
Norway
Book trade meeting in Stockholm
On Tuesday, 05 December, a book trade meeting for Swedish publishers will be held at the Norwegian embassy in Stockholm. The focus will be on children’s books.
Librarian Siri Odfjell Risdal from the House of Culture Sølvberget in Stavanger will give an introduction to contemporary Norwegian children’s and young adult literature, and as many as five Norwegian children’s books authors will participate: Constance Ørbeck-Nilssen, Elisabeth Helland Larsen, Ingunn Thon, Erna Osland and Sigbjørn Mostue will all be presenting relevant titles. Norwegian agents will also be present to inform more about these and other books relevant for Swedish publishers.
Upcoming activities
April 14-April 21
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.
May 1
Deadline: Nominate candidates for NORLA’s Translator's Award 2025
NORLA annually hands out an award to a talented emerging translator of Norwegian literature. The award is given for translations directly from Norwegian as an encouragement towards continued efforts.
The 2025 award will be given to a translator of fiction.
We would very much like to hear from you about deserving candidates!