Extended grant guarantee for publishers of literature for children and young adults

As part of Norway being Guest of Honour at the Bologna Book Fair 2026, NORLA guarantees that translation grants awarded to publishers of literature for children and young adults will cover 50 per cent of the translator’s fee, up to a maximum of NOK 100,000 (approx. EUR 8,300). Grants are also available for production subsidies for illustrated books. The maximum grant amount for production subsidy is NOK 20,000 (approx. EUR 1,650).

Deadline for the guarantee has been extended to June 1, 2026.

Norwegian books for children and young adults published abroad in recent years through NORLA's translation subsidy. (Screenshot from NORLA's Flickr profile).

2026-03-13

Bologna 2026 Programme is out!

2026-03-10

NORLA’s Selected Titles for Spring 2026 are here!

2026-02-10

Staff Changes in NORLA

2026-04-01

Sylvia Kall – Translator of the Month

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.

For organisers

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

April 22-April 25

Oslo, Norway

Seminar for New Translators of Norwegian Literature

NORLA wishes to contribute to the recruitment of more translators of Norwegian literature. We invite interested candidates to apply for a seminar for new translators, to be held in Oslo from 22–25 April 2026.

May 1

Deadline: Nominate candidates for NORLA’s Translator's Award 2026

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!

May 11-May 24

Oslo, Norway

NORLA's Translator Hotel - 16th Season

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.

Selected Titles Spring 2026

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!