– It's quite extraordinary
Last year, NORLA granted over eight million in translation support to 46 different languages. Maria Navarro Skaranger’s Emily Forever was one of the most sought-after titles in 2022.
Open half-day seminar on Ukrainian language and co-translation
NORLA and the Norwegian Translators’ Association are looking to recruit more translators. Interested parties are invited to join a seminar on Ukrainian literature and co-translation at the House of Literature (Litteraturhuset) in Oslo, on April 13.
The seminar will be live streamed.
Poem of the Week, week 13: Åse-Marie Nesse "The Harps"
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Adéla dives into NORLA's archive
What can Czech translations from Norwegian tell us about political changes in the Eastern Bloc? Adéla Ficová is getting closer to an answer.
Poem of the Week, week 12: Aslaug Vaa "Fragment"
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Bookstore Buddies - Rustie Baker
We are pleased to present a new Bookstore Buddy; Rustie Baker is the Assistant Manager at Rossiter Books, an independent chain of three bookshops in Monmouth, Ross-on-Wye and Leominster. We got to know Rustie at the last Cheltenham Networking Breakfast, and now he has kindly agreed to answer a few questions about his bookshop and beyond.
Poem of the Week, week 11: Hans Børli "March Spring"
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Meet Elin Hansson - Selected Title Author
We are happy to present our selected title author Elin Hansson. She has written Fiddle Fever (original title: Felefeber).
The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2023.
Read our interview with Elin here.
Meet Anna Fiske - Selected Title Author
We are happy to present our selected title author Anna Fiske. She has written How to Talk About Death (original title: Hvordan snakker man om døden?).
The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2023.
Read our interview with Anna here.
Meet Herman Flesvig and Erlend Loe - Selected Title Authors
We are happy to present our selected title authors Herman Flesvig and Erlend Loe. They have written Herman – Tales from an undiagnosed childhood (original title: Herman: Historier fra en udiagnostisert oppvekst). The book is illustrated by Bård Sletvold Torkildsen, and it is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2023.
Read our interview with Erlend here.
Meet Mariko Miyata-Jancey and Marianne Gretteberg Engedal - Selected Title Authors
We are happy to present our selected title author Mariko Miyata-Jancey and illustrator Marianne Gretteberg Engedal (Skinkeape). They have written Mieko Dances (original title: Mieko danser).
The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2023.
Read our interview with Mariko here.
Meet Arne Lindmo and Ida Skjelbakken - Selected Title Authors
We are happy to present our selected title author Arne Lindmo and illustrator Ida Skjelbakken. They have written Trollheim 1-3.
The book is one of NORLA’s Selected Titles of the spring 2023.
Read our interview with Arne here.