NORLA's offices are closed for Easter

NORLA’s offices are closed for Easter as of Monday March 29.
We open again Tuesday April 6.

Wondering what to read during the holidays? See our tips below

Happy Easter!

Curious to learn more about that peculiar Norwegian tradition of “påskekrim”, i.e. reading/watching crime fiction stories at Easter?
Read more.

On our website you will also find links to translated short stories and poems, as well as information about Norwegian literature in translation.
Have a closer look!

If you happen to read Norwegian, you may enjoy our personal reading tips for Easter.

(Photo: Per Øystein Roland)

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.