Event : Du hast eine neue Freundschaftsanfrage! (You Have a New Friend Request!)

As part of the Norwegian Guest of Honour initiative at the Leipzig Book Fair 2025, we are thrilled to launch the project Du hast eine neue Freundschaftsanfrage! (You Have a New Friend Request!). Here Norwegian authors Peter F. Strassegger, Helene Imislund, and Kristin Vego exchange letters with their German colleagues Matthias Jügler, Janin Wölke, and Kristina Schilke.
Wednesday October 23, they will meet each other, face to face, and read their letters aloud in an open event in Leipzig, during the Literarischer Herbst festival.
The event starts at 20:00 and takes place at the Ost-Passage Theater. Free entry!

Upcoming activities

August 29-August 31

Japan

Book Trade Meeting in Tokyo and Nordic Author Presentations at the World Expo in Osaka

The Nordic embassies are joining forces to create a shared Nordic pavilion at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka. As part of this, a literary program will be presented:
Saturday, August 30, will be dedicated to children’s and young adult literature, while Sunday, August 31, will focus on crime fiction. From Norway, Jørn Lier Horst and Mariko Miyata-Jancey will take part.

In addition, the Norwegian Embassy is hosting an industry day in Tokyo on Friday, August 29, featuring a panel discussion and networking session. Yukiko Duke is involved in shaping the joint Nordic program and will also serve as moderator. Andrine Pollen will participate and present NORLA during the industry day.

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.
Read more here.

September 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.