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 25 2020
Norway
The Conclusion of Literature Go Global
On Friday 25 September, the export program Literature Go Global will come to an end with a scaled-down closing conference for the program’s participating companies.
Five international speakers will take part digitally with keynotes: Isobel Dixon from Blake Friedmann Literary Agency (UK); Yasmina Jraissati from RAYA, the Agency for Arabic Literature (FR / LB); Patrick Walsh from PEW Literary (UK); Linda Altrov Berg from Norstedts Agency (SE); and Rebecca Servadio from London Literary Scouting (UK). The seven participating companies will be present at Sentralen in Oslo.
The keynotes are now available on NORLA’s YouTube-channel. Watch them here
The conference marks the end of a two-year export program for Norwegian literary agencies. Since it began in June 2018, the participating companies have received project funding and also taken part in a broad competence program, the highlight of this being the workshop in New York in January 2019. The program has also included open events for the Norwegian book industry.
The program has been a collaboration between NORLA, Innovation Norway and the Ministry of Culture, and is part of the government’s commitment to the creative and cultural industries.
Read more about the program 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.