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.
January 15
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.
The visits of lecturers and authors from Norway are intended to serve as a valuable and inspiring supplement to ordinary instruction.
NORLA has taken over responsibility for administration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ scheme for financial support for author/lecturer visits to institutions of higher learning abroad.
For more information (in Norwegian) please click here.
Upcoming activities
September 1
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.
October 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.