2026-03-13
Bologna 2026 Programme is out!
The programme offers a rich range of events for both industry professionals and the public, taking place at the fair as well as at several venues across the city of Bologna.
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
March 16
Application Deadline: Translators of Norwegian literature to Lillehammer
NORLA is looking forward to gathering ten translators of Norwegian literature in Lillehammer on June 2-5, as we do annually for the Norwegian Festival of Literature / Sigrid Undset Days.
This year’s festival theme of the program is Europe, and festival runs from June 1 through June 7.
March 16
Application deadline: NORLA's Translators Hotel in Oslo
Translators of Norwegian literature are invited to apply for two-week stays at Hotell Bondeheimen, which is centrally located in downtown Oslo and close to many central cultural institutions.
Please note that the offer is only available for translators who translate directly from Norwegian, and who have translated at least two titles.
March 18
Application deadline: Fellowship in Oslo (Non-fiction literature), June 16-19
NORLA has the pleasure of inviting foreign publishers and editors of non-ficiton literature to apply for our fellowship program, which this year will take place in Oslo from June 16 – 19.
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!
Books
Are you looking for a book written by an author from Norway? Or wondering which publisher or agency that represents a particular author? A search in Books from Norway may give you the answer, as more than 2,000 titles are registered in the portal.
booksfromnorway.com/books
Translators
Are you looking for translators from Norwegian into other languages? In Books from Norway you will find the profiles of 300 translators, representing almost 50 languages!
booksfromnorway.com/translators
Rightsholders
Are you looking to contact rightsholders of authors from Norway? In Books from Norway, you will find more than 70 rightsholders listed, from agencies to smaller publishing houses and also authors.
booksfromnorway.com/rights_holders