Norway’s guest of honour status continues – in Zofingen, Switzerland!

Norway is also guest of honour at the Literaturtage Zofingen, and seven Norwegian authors are invited to take part in the festival, which is entirely devoted to Norwegian literature. Audience members are expected to travel there from all over Switzerland. The travelling exhibition, “Georg Grosz meets Ulysses in Slapsefjell,” consisting of no fewer than 30 works by 11 Norwegian illustrators will be shown at the Kunsthaus.

Bjørn Ousland has been invited to take part in a school visit for the whole of week 43, before later meeting “ordinary” visitors at the festival too. On offer to the audience are meet-the-author events with Unni Lindell, Johan Harstad, Ida Hegazi Høyer, Helga Flatland, Gunstein Bakke and Bjørn Ousland, and NORLA’s Andrine Pollen will present an introduction to Norwegian Literature. In November, Eivind Hofstad Evjemo is invited to Aargauer Kantonsbiblitothek along with musician Hildegunn Øiseth.
See the festival programme here.

Upcoming activities

September 25-September 29

Sweden

NORLA at the Gothenburg Book Fair

This year’s Gothenburg Book Fair takes place on September 25–29, with drama as one of its main focuses. The Norwegian Centre for New Playwriting – NCNP (Dramatikkens hus) will be participating, hosting an exciting program of Norwegian events. More details about the drama stage can be found here (in Swedish). Please see all English language events here.

From NORLA, Margit Walsø and Oliver Møystad will be attending the book fair. Please get in touch if you would like to schedule a meeting.
You can find us in the International Rights Centre, at table E06.

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.