NORLA to attend Frankfurt Book Fair

NORLA will as usual be taking part in the Frankfurt book fair. You may find us at the joint Norwegian stand: Hall 5.0 A57.
On Wednesday 14 October the Norwegian Minister of Culture, Mrs Thorhild Widvey, will visit the book fair in cooperation with NORLA. This autumn, the Norwegian government will ask the Norwegian Parliament to pledge NOK 25 million towards enabling Norway to apply for Guest of Honour status at the Frankfurt book fair in 2019.
Read more here.

Please contact us if you would like to schedule a meeting with NORLA.

See NORLA’s selected titles here.

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

Upcoming activities

August 29-August 31

Japan

Book Trade Meeting in Tokyo and Nordic Author Presentations at the World Expo in Osaka

The Nordic embassies are joining forces to create a shared Nordic pavilion at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka. As part of this, a literary program will be presented:
Saturday, August 30, will be dedicated to children’s and young adult literature, while Sunday, August 31, will focus on crime fiction. From Norway, Jørn Lier Horst and Mariko Miyata-Jancey will take part.

In addition, the Norwegian Embassy is hosting a book trade meeting in Tokyo on Friday, August 29, featuring a panel discussion and networking session. Yukiko Duke is involved in shaping the joint Nordic program and will also serve as moderator. Andrine Pollen from NORLA will also take part in the trade meeting.

September 8

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.