NORLA at the Rome Book Fair and Italian Networking Event

From December 4–6, NORLA will attend the Rome Book Fair, Più libri più liber, for the first time, motivated by Norway’s upcoming role as Guest of Honour at the Bologna Book Fair in 2026. Alongside a tour of the fair, NORLA will meet with small and medium-sized publishers.

On Thursday, December 5, NORLA is hosting a networking event in collaboration with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Rome. The aim is to provide information on NORLA’s activities and to establish connections between Italian publishers and Norwegian literary agents.

At this event, Siri Nergaard, professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway (Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge), will deliver a presentation on Norwegian literature and translation into Italian, and Bruno Giancarlo from the Italian Publishers Association (AIT) will offer insights into the Italian book trade.

Read more about Norway being Guest of Honour at the Bookfair in Bologna 2026 here
Visit the Rome Book Fair website

Upcoming activities

February 26

Meeting of NORLA’s expert committee for non-fiction

Meeting of NORLA’s expert committee for non-fiction, for the consideration of applications for translation subsidies with deadline 2 February.

March 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.

NORLA at The London Bookfair

The London Book Fair (LBF) is one of the largest and most important international trade fairs for the book and publishing industry, where the entire global publishing and media community comes together to make deals, network, and explore future content and trends.