The second week of May, the two Norwegian authors Johan Harstad and Gunnhild Øyehaug will visit The Netherlands and Belgium.
During their stay, they will perform in The Hague (BorderKitchen) and Brussels (Passa Porta) for an interview/conversation and recital on stage. Also the Danish author Dorthe Nors will be there. The ‘scandinavian events’ are organized for the occasion of the recently published Dutch translation of Gunnhild Øyehaug’s sort stories Knutar (translated by Paula Stevens), the new and compact edition of Johan Harstad’s Max, Mischa & het Tet-offensief (translated by Paula Stevens and Edith Koenders), plus the huge succes of Dorthe Nors’ book Spejl skulder blink in Dutch translation.
The literary event in The Hague (lead by BorderKitchen) will take place on Wednesday 9 May at 20:00. Johan Harstad will be interviewed by Hans Bouman (journalist), Gunnhild Øyehaug and Dorthe Nors will talk with Rosan Hollak (journalist), the authors are going to read their favorite parts and there will be live music.
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The day after, on Thursday May 10th 20:00, the authors will travel to Belgium for a literary event in Brussels (lead by Passa Porta). They will have a conversation with the famous Belgian writer Annelies Verbeke and talk about their work and career.
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In collaboration with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in London, NORLA is hosting a special industry event highlighting contemporary Norwegian children’s and young adult literature on November 5.
The event will take place at the Norwegian Ambassador’s Residence.
Norway is Guest of Honour at this year’s Les Boréales festival in Normandy, taking place from 12–22 November.
A strong line-up of Norwegian authors will take part in the festival: Ingeborg Arvola, Martin Baldysz, Brit Bildøen, Thomas Enger, Jørn Lier Horst, Oliver Lovrenski, Aslak Nore, Lars Ramslie and Maria Navarro Skaranger.
During the festival, NORLA will also organise a translation seminar for students at the University of Caen on 17 November. The seminar will have a special focus on Brit Bildøen’s Gult farevarsel (Yellow Warning, Vigilance orange). Bildøen and her French translator Marina Heide will take part in the seminar, which is organized in close cooperation with the University.
The Norwegian Embassy in Paris is a partner in Norway’s Guest of Honour programme.
See the full festival programme.
NORLA will take part in this year’s China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair with its own stand.
The fair will also feature the illustration exhibition first presented at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in spring 2026, when Norway was Guest of Honour. This brings the initiative showcasing Norwegian children’s and young adult literature and illustration to a new international audience.