Elisabeth Helland Larsen, Marine Schneider (ill.)
Life and I. A Story About Death
Jeg er Døden
Søk etter “children's”
Jon Fosse, Alf-Kåre Berg (ill.)
Very Very Slowly
Uendeleg seint
Jon Fosse, Akin Düzakin (ill.)
Kant
Kant
Jon Fosse, Akin Düzakin (ill.)
Dark and Wet
Vått og svart
Jon Fosse
Dog Stories
Hundemanuskripta
Jon Fosse, Vá Leong (ill.)
Little Sister
Søster
Jon Fosse, Øyvind Torseter (ill.)
The Fiddler Girl
Spelejenta
Bjørn F. Rørvik, Per Dybvig (ill.)
Fox and Piglet 1-14
Reven og Grisungen, 1-14
Jostein Gaarder
It Is We Who Are Here Now
Det er vi som er her nå
Maja Lunde, Lisa Aisato (ill.)
The Snow Sister
Snøsøsteren
Jenny Jordahl
What Happened to You?
Hva skjedde egentlig med deg?
Stian Hole
The Garmann Series
Garmann-serien
Kristin Roskifte
Everybody Counts
Alle sammen teller
Translator of the Month
Translators are absolutely key to spreading Norwegian literature around the world. Their work is of vital importance and to showcase this work in 2015 we started the interview series «Translator of the Month». Here we become better acquainted with translators from the Norwegian language and their challenging work, which introduces Norwegian literature to all the different languages of the world.
In 2020 our series of interviews became a translator relay, where each translator passes the baton and a question on to a colleague. We are thrilled to continue our interviews with translators of Norwegian literature into a myriad of languages.
Giovanna Paterniti – Translator of the Month
Our Translator of the Month for October is Giovanna Paterniti from Italy. She holds a Master’s degree in Scandinavian Language and Literature from Università Statale di Milano, where she later worked for ten years as a lecturer in the subjects Translation Theory and Practice from the Scandinavian Languages and Scandinavian Linguistics.
For more than twenty years, Giovanna has dedicated herself to translating and promoting contemporary Norwegian literature. Among the authors she has translated are Lars Saabye Christensen, Axel Hellstenius, Jostein Gaarder, Erlend Loe, Åsne Seierstad, Kjell Ola Dahl, Maja Lunde, and Aslak Nore.
NORLA’s Translator’s Award 2025 goes to Ana Flecha Marco
NORLA’s Translator’s Award was presented for the twentieth time during a seminar 17–19 October, which was organized by the The Norwegian Association of Literary Translators and took place just outside of Oslo. The 2025 award goes to Ana Flecha Marco for her outstanding work in translating Norwegian fiction into Spanish. Congratulations!
Get to know our Selected Titles Authors of the Autumn
We are happy to offer insightful interviews with the authors and illustrators of our 26 Selected Titles of the autumn.
We invite you to get better aquainted with the books and also the people who wrote and illustrated them!
NORLA’s Selected Autumn Titles are here!
We at NORLA are both proud and delighted to present our Selected Titles for the Autumn:
26 wonderful books which are divided into fiction and non-fiction, for both adults, children and young adults.
See all the Selected Titles below
Call for proposals: Stage slots for professional programme, Bologna 2026
NORLA invites proposals for professional programme events on the Norwegian stage at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, 13–16 April 2026.
Non-commercial organizations that promote Norwegian and Sámi children’s literature, illustration, and reading are invited to apply to present their own events aimed at a professional audience. Selected contributions will form part of Norway’s official Guest of Honour programme.
Application deadline (prolonged): 7 November 2025.
Call for proposals: Stage slots for professional programme at Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2026
NORLA invites proposals for professional programme events on the Norwegian stage at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, 13–16 April 2026.
Non-commercial organizations that promote Norwegian and Sámi children’s literature, illustration, and reading are invited to apply to present their own events aimed at a professional audience. Selected contributions will form part of Norway’s official Guest of Honour programme.
Application deadline (prolonged): 7 November 2025.