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Norway's Guest of Honour programme for Bologna 2026 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.
A total of 23 authors and illustrators from Norway will travel to Bologna to present their work and meet readers, publishers and fellow creators.

A central highlight of Norway’s Guest of Honour programme is the main exhibition of illustration from Norway, presenting works by 49 illustrators. The exhibition celebrates the creativity, diversity and artistic quality that characterize contemporary Norwegian illustration for children and young readers.

Kristin Roskifte

Everybody Counts
Alle sammen teller

Genre: Children and Young Adults
Category: Picture Book
Publisher: Magikon
Year: 2018
Pages: 56
ISBN: 9788292863800
English sample translation available

Nora Evensmo Hvistendahl, Bård Sletvold Torkildsen (ill.)

Manual for Master Thieves. The World’s Craziest Heists
Håndbok for mestertyver. Virkelighetens villeste tyverier

Genre: Children and Young Adult
Category: Non-Fiction
Publisher: Vigmostad & Bjørke AS
Year: 2025
Pages: 146
ISBN: 9788241966385

Anja Hauger Ratikainen, Anders Bergesen (ill.)

The Code Book. Secret Alphabets, unbreakable Codes and invisible Writing
Kodeboka. Hemmelige alfabeter, uknekkelige koder og usynlig skrift

Genre: Children and Young Adult
Category: Non-Fiction
Publisher: Spartacus / Forente Forlag
Year: 2025
Pages: 132
ISBN: 9788243016781

Marte M. Solem

Gustav
Gustav

Genre: Fiction
Category: Novel
Publisher: Aschehoug
Year: 2025
Pages: 312
ISBN: 9788203458002

NORLA at press conference in Milan

At a press conference in Milan on 3 March, NORLA Director Margit Walsø presented Norway’s Guest of Honour programme for the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2026.

Annika Linn Verdal Homme

Lava. The story of how everything that once felt solid suddenly became fluid
Lava. Historien om hvordan alt som var fast, plutselig ble flytende

Genre: Children and Young Adults
Category: YA Graphic novel
Publisher: Aschehoug
Year: 2025
Pages: 250
ISBN: 9788203457685

Hanne Eik

The Last Valkyrie
Den siste valkyrie

Genre: Children and Young Adults
Category: Novel
Publisher: Cappelen Damm
Year: 2026
Pages: 408
ISBN: 9788202883331

Julia Kahrs

The Hidden Village
Skakkerne

Genre: Children and Young Adults
Category: Novel
Publisher: Gyldendal
Year: 2026
Pages: 280
ISBN: 9788205620339

Ole Mathismoen, Jenny Jordahl, Jenny Jordahl (ill.)

Green Stuff
Grønne greier

Genre: Children and Young Adults
Category: Non-Fiction
Publisher: Ena Forlag
Year: 2018
Pages: 168
English sample translation available

Meet the jury for the Norwegian illustration exhibition at the Bologna Book Fair 2026

Norway will be Guest of Honour at the Bologna Book Fair, April 13-16, 2026. Illustration plays a central role in the fair, and a key element of Norway’s Guest of Honour program will be an exhibition showcasing the high quality of illustrations in Norwegian children’s literature and showcase the diversity of artistic expressions. NORLA is proud to present a highly competent jury, composed entirely of illustrators.

The jury for the Norwegian illustration exhibition at the Bologna Book Fair 2026 is ready

In April 2026, Norway will be the Guest of Honour at the Bologna Book Fair. Established in 1960, this fair is the world’s largest and most important meeting place for the international children’s book industry.

Illustration plays a central role in the fair, and a key element of Norway’s Guest of Honour program will be an exhibition showcasing illustration art from Norwegian books for children and young adults. The exhibition space, approximately 330 m², will be centrally located at the fairground. It will accentuate the high quality of illustrations in Norwegian children’s literature and showcase the diversity of artistic expressions.

Peder Hornseth Nygaard

Supernova
Supernova

Genre: Children and Young Adults
Category: Graphic novels and Cartoons
Publisher: Bonnier Norsk Forlag
Year: 2025
Pages: 188
ISBN: 9788234722677

Norwegian literature online

Below we are offering a selection of links to websites both with samples of and about Norwegian literature in different languages.
Links to websites in Norwegian may be found here.

If you have any tips on other useful pages, we would very much appreciate hearing from you.

Marta Breen, Sunniva Fluge Hole (ill.)

Born Free
Født fri

Genre: Children and Young Adults
Category: Illustrated non-fiction
Publisher: Cappelen Damm
Year: 2025 - Due medio Oct
Pages: 120
ISBN: 9788202871208
English sample translation available

Magnhild Winsnes

Hey! Let’s Go to the Kindergarten!
Kom! Vi skal til barnehagen!

Genre: Children and Young Adults
Category: Picture Book
Publisher: Aschehoug
Year: 2025
Pages: 56
ISBN: 9788203451775

Sample translations for translators

Translators abroad and in Norway can apply to NORLA for subsidies for sample translations from Norwegian books of interest.

NORLA's Selected Titles

Every spring and autumn, NORLA chooses its Selected Titles; a slice of this year’s books from fiction, non-fiction and literature for children and young adults. The selection is normally presented in connection with book fairs in which NORLA participates, as well as on our website and in our newsletters. The target groups are international book trade contacts, mainly publishers and translators.

Norway's Illustration Exhibition at Bologna Book Fair 2026

In April 2026, Norway will be Guest of Honour at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the world’s largest book fair dedicated to children’s and young adult literature. The Guest of Honour project offers a unique opportunity to showcase Norwegian literature for young readers and to highlight the high artistic quality of illustration from Norway.

The illustration exhibition will cover approximately 330 m², located prominently at the fairgrounds.

Hilde Hagerup

The Bite
Bittet

Genre: Children And Young Adults
Category: Novel
Publisher: Aschehoug
Year: 2007
Pages: 171