NORLA to publishers meeting in Madrid

The Norwegian embassy in Madrid is organizing, in cooperation with translators Cristina Gomez Baggethun and Bente Teigen Gundersen, a publishers meeting on the theme of Norwegian literature for children and young people. From NORLA, Senior Advisor Dina Roll-Hansen will attend.

Would you like to learn more (in Spanish) about Norwegian and Nordic books for children? Please take a look at a recent brochure made by the Norwegian embassy in Madrid here.

See the book covers of Norwegian books recently published in Spanish through translation subsidies from NORLA here.

Upcoming activities

February 24

Oslo, Norway

Application deadline: Seminar for aspiring translators of Norwegian literature

NORLA aims to recruit more translators of Norwegian Literature. We now invite interested participants to apply to take part in our seminar for new translators, which will be held in Oslo from April 23-26, 2025.

February 28

Oslo, Norway

Application deadline: NORLA's Translators Hotel in Oslo

Translators of Norwegian literature are invited to apply for two-week stays at Hotell Bondeheimen, which is centrally located in downtown Oslo and close to many central cultural institutions.
Application deadline for stay May 12-25 is February 28, 12:00 (CET)

Please note that the offer is only available for translators who translate directly from Norwegian, and who have translated at least two titles.

February 28

Oslo, Norway

NORLA Fellowship in Oslo, June: Children and YA literature - Call for applications

Norway will be Guest of Honour at the Bologna Children´s Book Fair in 2026. NORLA invites foreign publishers and editors of children and YA literature to apply for our fellowship program, which this year will take place in Oslo from June 10-13.
Application deadline: Friday, February 28th, 2025, at 12.00 (CET).