NORLA at the Beijing Book Fair

For the second year in a row NORLA is taking part with a joint Nordic stand at the Beijing book fair, in collaboration with our sister organizations from Sweden and Denmark. You will find us at stand no. E2.H28.
Please contact us if you would like to schedule a meeting.

You may find our selection of Norwegian titles in our Chinese (and English) information material here.

This year NORLA is also organizing a seminar specifically for Norwegian-Chinese translators in conjunction with the book fair.

The Norwegian author and motivational coach Erik Bertrand Larssen will participate at this year’s book fair, presenting his two books recently published in Chinese.
Read more.

See the covers of Norwegian books recently published in Chinese through NORLA’s translation subsidies here.

Upcoming activities

September 1

Application deadline: Sample translation of Norwegian literature

Publishers, agents and translators abroad and in Norway can apply to NORLA for subsidies for sample translations.
Read more here.

September 15

Application deadline: Translation grants for Norwegian contemporary drama

The Writers’ Guild of Norway (in Norwegian: Dramatikerforbundet) may award grants for the translation of Norwegian dramatic works to other languages. The primary purpose of the grant scheme is to contribute to the presentation/production of Norwegian drama abroad.

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.