April 3-April 6 2017
Italy

NORLA at the Bologna Book Fair

NORLA attends the children’s book fair in Bologna, Italy, April 3-6.
Please contact us if you would like to book a meeting at stand 30 C 18!

Have a look at our selected Norwegian titles for the spring 2017 here.
You may also enjoy our Highlights and Backlists in different genres from 2016/2017 and previous years, here.

See the book covers of Norwegian books for children and young adults published through translation subsidies from NORLA since 2011 on Flickr.

Read more about the book fair here.

Upcoming activities

October 7-October 11
Frankfurt, Germany

NORLA at the Frankfurt Book Fair

NORLA will be at The Nordic Common Stand at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. You’ll find us in Hall 3.1, stand B70.
The stand will also feature a new catalogue presenting a selection of new books from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands and Iceland available in German translation.

Nordic Reception: Thursday, 8 October, 17:00–18:30 at The Nordic Stand.

November 5
London, United Kingdom

Norwegian Children's and Young Adult Literature industry event

In collaboration with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in London, NORLA is hosting a special industry event highlighting contemporary Norwegian children’s and young adult literature on November 5.
The event will take place at the Norwegian Ambassador’s Residence.

November 12-November 22
Caen, France

Norway is Guest of Honour at Les Boréales

Norway is Guest of Honour at this year’s Les Boréales festival in Normandy, taking place from 12–22 November.
A strong line-up of Norwegian authors will take part in the festival: Ingeborg Arvola, Martin Baldysz, Brit Bildøen, Thomas Enger, Jørn Lier Horst, Oliver Lovrenski, Aslak Nore, Lars Ramslie and Maria Navarro Skaranger.

During the festival, NORLA will also organise a translation seminar for students at the University of Caen on 17 November. The seminar will have a special focus on Brit Bildøen’s Gult farevarsel (Yellow Warning, Vigilance orange). Bildøen and her French translator Marina Heide will take part in the seminar, which is organized in close cooperation with the University.

The Norwegian Embassy in Paris is a partner in Norway’s Guest of Honour programme.