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

February 1

Application deadline: Translation subsidy and Production subsidy

Please note that there are new application deadlines in 2025, with three deadlines in total, for Norwegian books in all genres:
1 February, 1 June and 1 October.

February 15

Application deadline: Translation grants for Norwegian contemporary drama

The Writers’ Guild of Norway (in Norwegian: Dramatikerforbundet) may award grants for the translation of Norwegian dramatic works to other languages. The primary purpose of the grant scheme is to contribute to the presentation/production of Norwegian drama abroad.