The fourth batch of authors in NORLA’s talent development program “New Voices” meet for the start of the semester

On Tuesday 28th and Wednesday 29th of August, the autumn participants of NORLA’s New Voices program will meet for the first time. Autumn’s New Voices are Linn Strømsborg, Alfred Fidjestøl, Thomas Reinertsen Berg, Ingunn Thon and Monica Isakstuen. The five will receive a good introduction to the international book market and the Frankfurt initiative from NORLA’s director Margit Walsø, and also a look at presentation technique from actor and translator Erik Skuggevik before being thrown into meetings with translators, audiences and publishers across large areas of Europe in the autumn – some will also visit Japan.

Find out more about the authors here.

Photo. from the top left corner, clockwise:
Ingunn Thon (photo: Pernille Walvik), Monica Isakstuen (photo: Paal Audestad), Alfred Fidjestøl (photo: Agnete Brun), Linn Strømsborg (photo: Heidi Furre) and Thomas Reinertsen Berg (photo: Fredrik Arff).

Upcoming activities

June 16-June 19

Oslo, Norway

Fellowship in Oslo (Non-fiction literature)

NORLA has the pleasure of inviting foreign publishers and editors of non-ficiton literature to apply for our fellowship program, which this year will take place in Oslo from June 16 – 19.

June 25

The Hague, Netherlands

Highlighting Norwegian fiction in The Netherlands

On Thursday, 25 June, NORLA and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in The Hague will host a seminar for Dutch publishers focusing on contemporary Norwegian fiction.
NORLA’s Selected Spring Titles will be presented by NORLA’s representative, as well as by Norwegian literary agents, and Dutch translators. The presentations will be followed by a speed-dating session with publishers.

After the seminar there will be a reception for invited guests celebrating Paula Stevens, winner of the 2026 Fosse Prize for Translators of Norwegian Literature.

August 1

Application deadline: Author and lecturer visits to institutions of higher learning abroad

NORLA administrates the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ scheme for travel grants for authors and lecturers who will visit institutions of higher learning abroad where instruction is given in the Norwegian language.