Poem of the Week, week 39: Kate Næss "Mist"
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A fond farewell to Ellen!
We must share some bittersweet news: Our colleague Ellen Trautmann Olerud, adviser for international markets, has her last day at NORLA today.
Translation Subsidy – changes in our routines
NORLA is committed to continuing to support the export of Norwegian literature through our scheme for translation subsidies. To maintain the scheme’s effectiveness, NORLA has introduced a few changes to the process. We are excited to improve our existing solutions.
Norway to be Guest of Honour at Leipzig Book Fair 2025
Norway has been offered the opportunity to be Guest of Honour at Leipzig Book Fair 2025. This is a golden chance for Norwegian literature in its breadth to reach German readers. Together with the fair the literature festival Leipzig Reads will be happening, filling the city with 3000 events in 350 different venues throughout four days. This makes the festival the biggest of its kind in Europe, placing the joy of reading and the audience in the foreground.
Poem of the Week, week 38: Tarjei Vesaas "Late, in the Yard"
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Poem of the Week, week 37: Henrik Ibsen "She Has Left Us!"
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Happy World Kid Lit Month!
September is World Kid Lit Month, an initiative focusing on disseminating literature for young readers written in languages other than English, and books that are available in English translation.
Stefka Kozhuharova - Translator of the Month for September
Stefka Kozhuharova dreamed of becoming a translator since she was in high school. Today, she has translated Roy Jacobsen, Maja Lunde, Dag Solstad and a string of other authors from Norwegian into Bulgarian.
Poem of the Week, week 36: Øyvind Berg "(Believe We Are Planted With a Purpose"
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(BELIEVE WE ARE PLANTED WITH A PURPOSE
Thank you, Kløfta!
A range of translators, authors and industry players were present at NORLA’s Translator’s Conference in June.
Norwegian Literature in the Heart of Europe
Norway was Guest of Honour during Authors’ Reading Month in Czech and Slovakia in July. It was a huge success, with wide press reach and packed events. Translator and moderator, Miluše Juříčková, gives us her take on this summer’s literary happening on the continent.
Meet Guilherme da Silva Braga - Translator of the Month for August
Guilherme da Silva Braga wanted to be a translator already when he was a teenager. Now he has a PhD in Literary Studies from Brazil, and over 70 published books under his belt. Get to know this month’s translator for August.