Easter Holidays in NORLA
Our office is closed for the Easter holidays as of Monday, April 1. We will be back on Tuesday, April 7.
Every other year the Literaturhaus in Hamburg offers Nordic Literature Days, and since the start in 1986 the festival has presented an impressive list of Nordic authors. This year, Norwegian author Tomas Espedal will officially open the 15th event.

Moday 23 November, 20:30
Tomas Espedal will be reading from his novel Imot kunsten/Agains Art and the event is moderated by Uwe Englert. The German text Wider die Kunst will be read by Helmut Mosshammer.
The novel is translated from the Norwegian by Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel and published by Matthes & Seitz through translation subsidy from NORLA.
Venue: Literaturhaus Hamburg
Tickets: € 12,– / 8,–
Read more about the event here.
More about the novel Against Art here.
Read more about the Nordic Literature Days here
http://www.norwegen.no/News_and_events/culture/Literatur/Espedal-eroffnet-Nordische-Literaturtage-Hamburg/#.VjM7sLl0zcs.
And see the full program here.
Our office is closed for the Easter holidays as of Monday, April 1. We will be back on Tuesday, April 7.
We are very pleased that Norway will be the Guest of Honour at the world’s largest children’s and young adult book fair, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, in 2026. Norwegian children’s and young adult literature is rich in both expression and genres and addresses a wide range of themes that engage readers of all ages. The Guest of Honour programme offers a unique opportunity to showcase this breadth and bring our stories to the world.
NORLA wishes to contribute to the recruitment of more translators of Norwegian literature. We invite interested candidates to apply for a seminar for new translators, to be held in Oslo from 22–25 April 2026.