Norway is Guest of Honor at the Cairo Interational Book Fair

We look forward to presenting a broad and attractive programme, targeting both a general audience and the book industry.

Everyone is invited to our Guest of Honor stand in Hall 3 B35!

See the program and all details in English and Arabic
Please also visit our Arabic Guest of Honor Facebook-page

The Cairo International Book Fair is a public trade fair, which is is held annually over two weeks in January/February. It has a total of 3-4 million visitors and receives a lot of press coverage in the Arab world. The fair is a cultural meeting place offering a broad program of authors, book sales for the public, and a large conference program aimed at an industry audience.

Upcoming activities

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.

August 1

Application deadline: Author and lecturer visits to institutions of higher learning abroad

NORLA administrates the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ scheme for travel grants for authors and lecturers who will visit institutions of higher learning abroad where instruction is given in the Norwegian language.

September 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.