Holiday hours at NORLA
At NORLA we will close for the Christmas holiday Thursday afternoon, December 19.
The office will reopen on Monday, January 6.
September 9-September 11
Oslo, Norway
Norwegian-Italian book trade meeting
The Norwegian Guest of Honour project for the Bologna International Children’s Book Fair is in the works. We are now looking forward to a Norwegian-Italian book trade meeting taking place in Oslo from September 9th – 11th. The program comprises a range of events, like visits to Norwegian publishing houses, as well as meetings between Norwegian and Italian editors. The event is a collaboration between Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Oslo and NORLA.
Read more about the event in New Italian Books
Upcoming activities
December 20-January 5 2025
January 15 2025
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.
February 1 2025
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.