The open architectural competition for the design of Norway’s pavilion at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2019. The competition has been arranged by NORLA, in cooperation with DOGA. The Norwegian Association of National Architects (NAL) are assisting NORLA throughout the competition and will assume the role of competition officer and legal secretary in addition to quality assurance of the competition program itself.
The deadline is 28th of March, at 15:00 (Norwegian time).
Read more about the competition.
Visit the competition website (in Norwegian only).
The picture shows Forum, the hall where the pavilion will be built and was taken when Iceland was Guest of Honour in 2011.
Photo: Thorsteinn J. Vilhjalmson.
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 2024 award will be given to a translator of non-fiction.
NORLA have the pleasure of inviting American publishing editors to a book trade meeting in connection with the PEN World Voices festival, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.
Author Vigdis Hjorth is on the program, and several meetings will be arranged between Norwegian literary agents and representatives from the American publishing industry.
The book trade meeting is organized in collaboration with the Norwegian Consulate General in New York.
NORLA invites foreign publishers, editors, and scouts of adult fiction to apply for our fellowship program, which this year will take place in Oslo from June 4th – 7th.
Read more here.