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.
September 13 2018
Spain
Publishers’ seminar and public event in Madrid
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.
Upcoming activities
June 16-June 19
Oslo, Norway
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.