NORLA are, together with PAHN (Performing Arts Hub Norway) and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Berlin, organising a full-day translation seminar on drama in Berlin on Thursday, 21 May. The main focus is a practical translation workshop for translators working from Norwegian into German, led by Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel, recipient of the 2025 Fosse Prize for Translators.
Participants will work on translations of an excerpt from filmmaker and author Dag Johan Haugerud’s debut stage play Sykdom og sosial nød (“Illness and Social Distress”), which this spring is playing to sold-out audiences at Torshovteatret in Oslo.
The seminar will conclude with lunch, after which participants may attend a separate programme for theatre industry professionals, held at the ambassador’s residence — also this organised in collaboration with PAHN and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Berlin.
NORLA annually hands out an award to a talented emerging translator of Norwegian literature. The award is given for translations directly from Norwegian as an encouragement towards continued efforts.
The 2026 award will be given to a translator of non-fiction.
We would very much like to hear from you about deserving candidates!
We look forward to welcoming up to five translators of Norwegian literature to Oslo, to stay at our Translator Hotel, May 11-24.
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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