Censorship, self-censorship and care in Norwegian children’s literature

The Norwegian Institute for Children’s Books (NBI) extends an invitation to an international seminar on Thursday, 14 September 09:30 AM–04.00 PM.

The seminar will focus on the themes of censorship, self-censorship and care in literature for children and young people. Dina Roll-Hansen, senior advisor for children and young people’s literature at NORLA, will take part in the programme with her talk “What awaits Norwegian books abroad?” Read more about the seminar here (in Norwegian).

Some of the international speakers were interviewed by NRK, Norwegian Broadcasting Corportation, in English here.
If you understand Norwegian, you may here our colleague Dina interviewed here.
You will also find a Norwegian summary of the seminar here.

Upcoming activities

June 16-June 19

Oslo, Norway

Fellowship in Oslo (Non-fiction literature)

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.

June 25

The Hague, Netherlands

Highlighting Norwegian fiction in The Netherlands

On Thursday, 25 June, NORLA and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in The Hague will host a seminar for Dutch publishers focusing on contemporary Norwegian fiction.
NORLA’s Selected Spring Titles will be presented by NORLA’s representative, as well as by Norwegian literary agents, and Dutch translators. The presentations will be followed by a speed-dating session with publishers.

After the seminar there will be a reception for invited guests celebrating Paula Stevens, winner of the 2026 Fosse Prize for Translators of Norwegian Literature.

August 1

Application deadline: Author and lecturer visits to institutions of higher learning abroad

NORLA administrates the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ scheme for travel grants for authors and lecturers who will visit institutions of higher learning abroad where instruction is given in the Norwegian language.