November 26 2022-December 4 2022
Norway

Norwegian authors, agents and NORLA at Féria de Libros in Guadalajara, Mexico

Feria de Libros in Guadalajara, Mexico is the world’s largest Spanish-speaking international book fair. Here, publishers from all over Latin America and Spain meet the international book industry on home soil. The fair is a unique arena for making contacts with publishers in the Spanish-speaking world.
The fair a giant reading party with countless events for a large and enthusiastic audience.

This year, NORLA will participate in the Feria de Libros, which takes place 26. November – 4. December. We will be present with a stand in collaboration with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Mexico during the book trade part of the fair from Saturday 26. to Wednesday 30. November.
You are welcome to find us at stand no. ÑÑ4.

The following Norwegian authors are invited by FIL to participate in the public program at the fair: Simon Stranger, Roskva Koritzinsky, Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen and Kristin Roskifte. In addition, three Norwegian literary agents/publishers will take part.
You will find the Norwegian publishers and agents present on the stand listed in the exhibitor’s catalogue.

To make an appointment with NORLA, please contact Senior Adviser Oliver Møystad or Director Margit Walsø.

Read more about FIL Guadalajara here.

Upcoming activities

October 16-October 20
Germany

NORLA at Frankfurter Buchmesse

NORLA will be present at this year’s Frankfurter Buchmesse. You are invited to come by and visit us at the Norwegian common stand at Hall 4.1 / C18.
We are very much looking forward to meeting contacts both old and new!

Please contact us should you like to book an appointment.

October 24-October 27
Krakow, Poland

Extensive Norwegian Program at the Krakow Book Fair

From October 24-27, NORLA will participate in the Krakow Book Fair in collaboration with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Warsaw. The book fair coincides with the Joseph Conrad Festival in Krakow. NORLA and the embassy will have a stand at the book fair, with various activities including a bookstore, book signings, Norwegian language courses, and more.

In addition, NORLA will be hosting a seminar for non-fiction publishers and Norwegian literary agents on Thursday, October 24, featuring the authors Bjørn Berge and Ingvild Holtan-Hartwig.
Authors Kjersti Anfinnsen, Karl Ove Knausgård, Maja Lunde, and Lars Saabye Christensen have been invited by their Polish publishers to participate in the book fair and/or the Conrad Festival.

Please see our Facebook-event here

October 28
Digitally

Deadline: Submission of Endorsements for The Fosse Prize for Translators of Norwegian Literature

Following Jon Fosse’s Nobel Prize in Literature in 2023, the Norwegian government has established a new annual initiative to honor the author—a yearly Fosse Lecture with accompanying events organized by the National Library, where a Fosse Prize for Translators, worth NOK 500,000, will also be awarded. Through this initiative, the government aims to emphasize the importance of Fosse’s authorship, both in Norway and internationally.

NORLA is responsible for nominating candidates and is now requesting suggestions for eligible candidates for the nomination process. We welcome endorsements that meet certain criteria, with a brief justification (maximum 1 page), by October 28, 2024, 12:00 (CET).