Book trade event, Vienna

At June 14, NORLA will host a book trade event at the Norwegian Embassy in Vienna for invited publishers, press and literature contacts. Author Ivo de Figueiredo will present himself and his books. NORLA will inform about Norwegian literature, about the publishing industry and about the Guest of Honour project ahead of the Frankfurt Book Fair 2019.

Upcoming activities

September 1

Application deadline: Sample translation of Norwegian literature

Publishers, agents and translators abroad and in Norway can apply to NORLA for subsidies for sample translations.
Read more here.

September 15

Application deadline: Translation grants for Norwegian contemporary drama

The Writers’ Guild of Norway (in Norwegian: Dramatikerforbundet) may award grants for the translation of Norwegian dramatic works to other languages. The primary purpose of the grant scheme is to contribute to the presentation/production of Norwegian drama abroad.

October 1

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.