Hooray for the 15th season at NORLA's Translators Hotel!

This week, we have warmly welcomed five translators to Oslo for a two-week stay at Hotel Bondeheimen, our Translators Hotel.

From the left: Diana Urian, Li Jingjing, NORLA's Mette Børja (who is responsible for the Translators Hotel scheme), Guilherme da Silva Braga, Alejandra Ramírez Olvera and Miso Grundler. Photo: Tanja Feodoritova

2025-05-12

Why I translate Fosse: Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel

2025-05-02

Sabine Richter - Translator of the Month

2025-04-25

Translation grant for publishers of literature for children and young adults - guarantee related to Norway being Guest of Honour at the Bologna Book Fair 2026

NORLA offers a number of application-based schemes that promote Norwegian literature on the international market.

For translators

Do you translate from Norwegian to another language? Here you can find a number of grant schemes, for both direct translations and skills development for translators.

For agents and publishers

Do you represent one or more authors from Norway? Both Norwegian agents and foreign publishers can apply for our grant schemes.

Are you organising a literature festival or conference abroad? If so you can apply for a grant to invite Norwegian authors and lecturers from Norway to your events. This also applies to universities that teach Norwegian subjects.

NORLA's activities to promote the export of Norwegian literature

May 12-May 25

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.

June 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.

June 3-June 6

Lillehammer, Norway

Translators of Norwegian literature to Lillehammer

NORLA is looking forward to gathering ten translators of Norwegian literature in Lillehammer, as we do annually for the Norwegian Festival of Literature / Sigrid Undset Days on June 3-6.
This year the festival is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and the theme of the program is Sápmi.
The festival runs from June 2 through June 8.

Selected Titles Spring 2025

Books from Norway

At Books from Norway you will find information in English about Norwegian books in all genres. Both Norwegian authors’ rights holders and Norwegian translators can register here. The website provides information about Norwegian literature in all genres; fiction, non-fiction and literature for children and young adults. Welcome to Books from Norway!