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.
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.
Representatives from NORLA’s staff will be attending a seminar with our Nordic colleagues – members of the NordLit network – January 21-23.
The employees at the Nordic literary offices meet annually, and this year the meeting will take place in Helsinki, Finland.
We look forward to exchanging experiences and future plans with our colleagues!
The Nordic literary offices all administer The Nordic Council of Ministers’ funding scheme for the translation of literature and drama from one Nordic language to another.
Read more about the scheme here.
Please note that our 50% guarantee regarding Norwegian books for children and YA applies through the application deadline February 1, 2026.
Read more.
Read about translation subsidy.
Read about production subsidy.
Se og les is a children’s and young adult literature conference and professional meeting place focusing on reading, literary mediation, and current issues related to how children and young people engage with literature.
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!
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.
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!
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.
