Activities in 2025

Next year, Norway will be Guest of Honour at the Bologna Children´s Book Fair. NORLA has invited 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, 2025.

Summer in Oslo. Photo: Per Øystein Roland.

The fellowship will focus on Norwegian children & YA literature. On the program will be visits to Norwegian publishing houses, presentations by Norwegian authors, meetings with literary agents, as well as an extensive social program in Oslo.

This year, participants of all languages were welcome to apply, if their area of interest is children & YA literature. Italian applicants are especially encouraged.
Italian applicants were especially encouraged.

The fellowship covers accommodation for three nights in Oslo (June 10-13).
Travel costs must be covered by each fellow.  

The application deadline was Friday, February 28th, 2025.