We have been looking forward to this for several years, and finally it is happening:
Norwegian literature will be in the spotlight during the book fair in Leipzig, and also at the reading festival Leipzig liest (Leipzig Reads) which runs parallel, in venues all around the city.
The Norwegian Guest of Honour program comprises approx. 80 events that will take place at Norway’s stand in Hall 4 D 300 / C 301, and in “Norwegen-Hub” in Schaubühne Lindenfels.
In addition, there will be several other exciting literary and cultural events as part of various side programs.
We will be launching our Guest of Honour program on February 27th. Please take a sneak peak to see which authors will be participating, by visiting our German website gastland2025.de
We also invite you to follow our German Facebook profile
Visit the bookfair’s website
More about Leipzig liest
Norway’s Guest of Honour project
NORLA aims to recruit more translators of Norwegian Literature. We now invite interested participants to apply to take part in our seminar for new translators, which will be held in Oslo from April 23-26, 2025.
Translators of Norwegian literature are invited to apply for two-week stays at Hotell Bondeheimen, which is centrally located in downtown Oslo and close to many central cultural institutions.
Application deadline for stay May 12-25 is February 28, 12:00 (CET)
Please note that the offer is only available for translators who translate directly from Norwegian, and who have translated at least two titles.
Norway will be Guest of Honour at the Bologna Children´s Book Fair in 2026. NORLA invites foreign publishers and editors of children and YA literature to apply for our fellowship program, which this year will take place in Oslo from June 10-13.
Application deadline: Friday, February 28th, 2025, at 12.00 (CET).