Seminar for aspiring translators of Norwegian literature

NORLA aims to recruit more translators of Norwegian Literature. We look forward to welcoming interested participants to take part in our seminar for new translators, which will be held in Oslo from April 23-26, 2025.

The seminar is organized in light of the inaugural awarding of the new annual Fosse Prize for translators of Norwegian literature. On Thursday, April 24, German translator Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel will receive the Fosse Prize 2025 for his translations from Norwegian. On the same occasion, the first Fosse Lecture will be delivered by French philosopher Jean-Luc Marion.

Application deadline: Monday, February 24, 12.00 (CET)
Read more on how to apply here (in Norwegian only)

Upcoming activities

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.

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.