On 13 September NORLA and the Norwegian embassy in Madrid will host a seminar for Spanish and Catalan publishers in Madrid. Three Norwegian authors – Erlend Loe, Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold and Thomas Reinertsen Berg will be there to talk about their most recent books.
Norwegian agents will also be present to meet the publishers.
In the evening there will arranged an event for the general public with the authors at Telefónica’s cultural centre in central Madrid. Here Erlend Loe and Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold will meet with authors Ernesto Pérez Zúñiga from Spain and Mónica Ojeda from Ecuador to talk about contemporary Norwegian literature, cultural exchange between Nordic and Ibero-American artists, the importance of literature in learning to know foreign languages and cultures, as well as the state of cultural politics in both areas. The talk will be moderated by the Spanish journalist Inés Martín Rodrigo.
See the complete program (in Spanish) here.
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.