Norwegian authors to Montreal and book trade event in Canada

Authors Morten A. Strøksnes, Torkil Damhaug and Heidi Sævareid will be guests at The Nordic Spring Literary Program at the Blue Metropolis Festival in Montreal, Canada. NORLA is also hosting a Norwegian-Canadian literary event on April the 26th, in partnership with the Norwegian Embassy, Livres Canada Books and the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival.

See the complete program here.

Visit the Blue Metropolis Festival’s website.

In the autumn of 2016, Norwegian literature was flagged in Canada, when two authors and HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit, among others, attended a seminar for the Canadian book industry.
The seminar was organised by NORLA in cooperation with our colleagues in Livres Canada Books.
Read more about the 2016 book industry seminar here.

Upcoming activities

April 14-April 21

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.

Wishing you all a Happy Easter!

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!