NORLA and the Norwegian Embassy in Tokyo will be holding a book trade meeting on Tuesday 14 February.
Here, Japanese editors and scouts will be able to meet Norwegian authors and literary agents, and the Norwegian participants will get the chance to become better acquainted with the Japanese publishing industry.
- Malin Falch: Nordlys (serie)
- Hans Jørgen Sandnes: Krypto (serie)
- Nora Dåsnes
The translator Chiharu Sawaki will give an introduction to Norwegian children’s and young adult literature, and Andrine Pollen from NORLA will present information about the Norwegian publishing industry.
From the left: Nora Dåsnes (photo: Agnete Brun), Malin Falch (photo: Anne-Kari Toth) and Hans Jørgen Sandnes (photo: Atle Holtan).
NORLA will be at The Nordic Common Stand at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. You’ll find us in Hall 3.1, stand B70.
The stand will also feature a new catalogue presenting a selection of new books from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands and Iceland available in German translation.
Nordic Reception: Thursday, 8 October, 17:00–18:30 at The Nordic Stand.
In collaboration with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in London, NORLA is hosting a special industry event highlighting contemporary Norwegian children’s and young adult literature on November 5.
The event will take place at the Norwegian Ambassador’s Residence.
Norway is Guest of Honour at this year’s Les Boréales festival in Normandy, taking place from 12–22 November.
A strong line-up of Norwegian authors will take part in the festival: Ingeborg Arvola, Martin Baldysz, Brit Bildøen, Thomas Enger, Jørn Lier Horst, Oliver Lovrenski, Aslak Nore, Lars Ramslie and Maria Navarro Skaranger.
As part of the festival, NORLA will also organise a translators’ seminar in Caen on 17 November, with a special focus on Brit Bildøen’s Gult farevarsel (Yellow Warning, Vigilance orange). Bildøen and her French translator Marina Heide will take part in the seminar.
The Norwegian Embassy in Paris is a partner in Norway’s Guest of Honour programme.