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 23 2021
Norway
NORLA once again takes part in the Jaipur Literary Festival!
JLF claims to be the world’s largest free literature festival, with an overwhelming number of writers, participants and audiences from India and the rest of the world. This year, the entire festival will be arranged digitally. A side program at the literature festival is the industry meeting Jaipur BookMark, where publishers and booksellers from all over India and other countries meet to discuss industry issues, present and sell books, etc. This year, NORLA will lead a panel on children’s literature entitled Imagine: The Child’s World.
There are three Norwegian panelists: Evy Tillman, Oslo Literary Agency, Anette Garpestad, Cappelen Damm Agency and Svein Størksen, Magikon publishing house. Indian participants are Anil Varma from the Hindi Book Center, publisher Richa Jha, Pickle Yolk Books and author Deepa Agarwal.
The Norwegian Embassy in Delhi is Country Partner for Jaipur BookMark, and Ambassador Hans Jacob Frydenlund will give the opening speech for this year’s digital BookMark.
The program will be live streamed.
Time: Tuesday 23 February, 13:30-14:30 (CET).
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.