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.
September 10 2019
United States
American celebration in New York of Norway as this year's Guest of Honour at Frankfurter Buchmesse
In collaboration with the Frankfurt Book Fair’s New York office and the Norwegian Consulate in New York, NORLA is organizing a seminar for American publishers to mark Norway as a Guest of Honour at the Frankfurter Buchmesse. Three publishers publishers will talk about publishing translated literature: Richard Stoiber of German Matthes & Seitz, Peter Blackstock of American Grove Atlantic and Håkon Harket of Norwegian Press Publishers. The author of Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects, Anne Sverdrup-Tygeson, will also participate.
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.