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.
February 12-February 14 2019
Norway
Rights Salon for Children's Literature, New York
The Frankfurt Book Fair’s New York office and Publishing Perspectives are, for the second time, organising a Rights Salon for Children’s Literature in New York. Hege Langrusten from NORLA will be taking part to help expand the contact network, particularly within children’s books.
Read more about the event here.
And the interviews with last year’s participants here.
On NORLA’s Flickr pages, you can see the covers, within Norwegian children and young-adult books, that have been published abroad since 2011, through translation support from NORLA and the Nordic Council.
Click here.
Upcoming activities
June 16-June 19
Oslo, Norway
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.