Children’s Books Salon in New York City

The New York office of the Frankfurter Buchmesse, together with Publishing Perspectives, will host the first two-day Children’s Books Salon in New York City.

The aim of the salon is to build a platform where international children’s book publishers can meet each other in person, strengthen their international relationships, learn about new titles, and discuss issues specific to the children’s book market.
Hege Langrusten and Dina Roll-Hansen participate from NORLA.

Read more about the exciting event here.

And read interviews with some of the international participants here.

On our Flickr-profile you may enjoy the fabulous book covers of Norwegian books from all over the world (translated through NORLA’s subsidy), going back to 2011.
Please click 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.