May 12-May 25 2025
Oslo, Norway

NORLA’s Translators Hotel - Season 15

We look forward to welcoming a new group of translators to our Translator Hotel at Bondeheimen in Oslo, where they will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in Norwegian literature, language, and culture.
The spring session will take place from May 12–25, with four available spots.

Please note that the offer is only available for translators who translate directly from Norwegian, and who have translated at least two titles.

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More about how to apply here (in Norwegian only)

More about the Translators Hotel scheme, and previous participants, here

Upcoming activities

June 1

Application deadline: Translation subsidy and Production subsidy

Read about translation subsidy.

Read about production subsidy.
June 2-June 5
Lillehammer, Norway

Translators of Norwegian literature to Lillehammer

NORLA is looking forward to gathering ten translators of Norwegian literature in Lillehammer on June 2-5, as we do annually for the Norwegian Festival of Literature / Sigrid Undset Days.
This year’s festival- and program theme is Europe, and festival runs from June 1 through June 7.

The participants will also be meeting Agnes Ravatn, as well as having a translation workshop based on an excerpt from her novel Doggerland, which is among NORLA’s Selected Spring titles.
June 16-June 19
Oslo, Norway

Fellowship in Oslo (Non-fiction literature)

NORLA has the pleasure of inviting foreign publishers and editors of non-ficiton literature to apply for our fellowship program, which this year will take place in Oslo from June 16 – 19.