Book trade meeting in Munich

In connection with their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s visit to Germany in November, NORLA and the Norwegian Embassy in Berlin are organizing a book trade meeting for the Norwegian and German publishing and bookselling industry in cooperation with the German Börsenverein.
This will also mark the beginning of Norway’s upcoming Guest of Honour initiative in Leipzig 2025!

Read more about the official program here (in Norwegian only).

(Photo: Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit. Photo: Jørgen Gomnæs / The Royal Court)

Upcoming activities

June 1

Application deadline: Translation subsidy and Production subsidy

Read about translation subsidy.

Read about production subsidy.

June 2-June 5

Lillehammer, Norway

Translators of Norwegian literature to Lillehammer

NORLA is looking forward to gathering ten translators of Norwegian literature in Lillehammer on June 2-5, as we do annually for the Norwegian Festival of Literature / Sigrid Undset Days.
This year’s festival- and program theme is Europe, and festival runs from June 1 through June 7.

The participants will also be meeting Agnes Ravatn, as well as having a translation workshop based on an excerpt from her novel Doggerland, which is among NORLA’s Selected Spring titles.

June 16-June 19

Oslo, Norway

Fellowship in Oslo (Non-fiction literature)

NORLA has the pleasure of inviting foreign publishers and editors of non-ficiton literature to apply for our fellowship program, which this year will take place in Oslo from June 16 – 19.