Meeting of NORLA’s expert committee for non-fiction
Meeting of NORLA’s expert committee for non-fiction, for the consideration of applications for translation subsidies with deadline 2 February.
November 23 2022
Norway
Shanghai and Beijing - Book trade meeting
On Wednesday 23 November, the Norwegian Embassy in Beijing and the Consulate General in Shanghai will host a hybrid event for Chinese translators and the publishing trade.
The event includes three Norwegian participants (digitally): Children’s book author Hanne Gjerde Buch, as well as NORLA’s Director, Margit Walsø. In addition, author Erika Fatland will present her non-fiction book Sovietistan, which is available in Chinese translation.
There will also be a presentation of NORLA’s Selected Titles, both for adults and for children’s and young adults. The children’s books will be exhibited at the Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair on the Consulate General’s stand, December 2 – 4.
See our Chinese language presentations of NORLA’s Selected Titles in all genres here
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Upcoming activities
February 26
March 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.
March 10-March 12
Great Britain
NORLA at The London Bookfair
The London Book Fair (LBF) is one of the largest and most important international trade fairs for the book and publishing industry, where the entire global publishing and media community comes together to make deals, network, and explore future content and trends.