March 21-March 24 2024

Seven Norwegian authors and NORLA to Leipzig Book Fair

Are you going to the book fair in Leipzig this year? If so, you will be able to meet a big team of Norwegian authors, as well as NORLA. Welcome Halle 4, Stand C305!
All seven Norwegian authors participating have recently published their book in German:

Andreas Viestad
Cecilie Enger
Kirsti Kristoffersen
Lena Lindgren
Malin Falch
Odin Helgheim
Trude Teige

In addition to a rich program at the book fair and all over the city during the reading festival «Leipzig liest», there will also be a concert with the Haugtussa collective in Grieg Begegnungsstätte. Haugtussa by Arne Garborg will be performed by Martje Vande Ginste (song), Sebastian Jacob (piano), Juliane Hollerbach (storytelling) og Atischeh Braun (acting).

And we also look forward to starting the countdown to Norway’s being Guest of Honour at the Leipzig Book Fair in 2025.
We hope to see you there!

See this year’s Norwegian program:

Read more

Visit the Leipzig Book Fair`s homepage
More about Leipzig liest
Norway as Guest of Honour 2025

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.