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We promote literature from Norway abroad. Heading 🇳🇴 Guest of Honour: @buchmesse '25 @BoChildrensBook '26 #NorwegianLit #norwegianliterature #booksfromnorway

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We are happy and proud to present all the authors taking part in our Guest of Honour program. 📚📚📚 Meet them in 80+ events at the Leipziger Buchmesse , at our 🇳🇴 hub Schaubühne Lindenfels and plus all over town. Velkommen! ❤️ linktr.ee/norwegianliter… #gastland25 #LBM25 #NorwegianLit

We are happy and proud to present all the authors taking part in our Guest of Honour program. 📚📚📚

Meet them in 80+ events at the <a href="/buchmesse/">Leipziger Buchmesse</a> , at our 🇳🇴 hub Schaubühne Lindenfels and plus all over town.

Velkommen! ❤️

linktr.ee/norwegianliter…

#gastland25 #LBM25 #NorwegianLit
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We are happy and proud to introduce April's Translator of the Month: Yu-jin Lee from South Korea 👏 Read our interview in English (snippet) or Norwegian (full): norla.info/April25 #TranslatoroftheMonth #NorwegianLit

We are happy and proud to introduce April's Translator of the Month: 
Yu-jin Lee from South Korea 👏 

Read our interview in English (snippet) or Norwegian (full): 
norla.info/April25

#TranslatoroftheMonth #NorwegianLit
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Meet the jury for the Norwegian Guest of Honour illustration exhibition at the Bologna Children's Book Fair Fair 2026 Top from left: Marianne Gretteberg Engedal, Øyvind Torseter, jury foreman and Nora Dåsnes. Bottom from left: Hilde Hodnefjeld and Stian Hole #NorwegianLit #NorwegianKidLit

Meet the jury for the Norwegian Guest of Honour illustration exhibition at the <a href="/BoChildrensBook/">Bologna Children's Book Fair</a> Fair 2026

Top from left: Marianne Gretteberg Engedal, Øyvind Torseter, jury foreman and Nora Dåsnes.
Bottom from left: Hilde Hodnefjeld and Stian Hole

#NorwegianLit #NorwegianKidLit
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Norsk-oversettere til Norsk litteraturfestival på Lillehammer: Vi NORLA ønsker å samle inntil ti oversettere under festivalen. Overs. av barne/ungdomslitt til 🇮🇹 og dem med intr. for Sápmi oppfordres til å søke. Frist: 7.4. kl. 12 (CEST). norla.no/nb/activities/… #NorwegianLit

Norsk-oversettere til Norsk litteraturfestival på Lillehammer:

Vi NORLA ønsker å samle inntil ti oversettere under festivalen. Overs. av barne/ungdomslitt til 🇮🇹  og dem med intr. for Sápmi oppfordres til å søke.

Frist: 7.4. kl. 12 (CEST).
norla.no/nb/activities/…

#NorwegianLit
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Translation grant for publishers of 🇳🇴 literature for children and young adults - guarantee related to Norway being Guest of Honour at Bologna Children's Book Fair 2026: Our next application deadline is June 1. norla.no/en/news/news-f… #NorwegianKidLit #NorwegianYALit #NorwegianLit

Translation grant for publishers of 🇳🇴 literature for children and young adults - guarantee related to Norway being Guest of Honour at <a href="/BoChildrensBook/">Bologna Children's Book Fair</a> 2026:

Our next application deadline is June 1.

norla.no/en/news/news-f…

#NorwegianKidLit #NorwegianYALit #NorwegianLit
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A Dream of Spring / Traum im Frühling – Thank You, Leipzig! Norway’s Guest of Honour appearance at the Leipziger Buchmesse 2025 was a resounding success! Read more in the German press: norla.no/en/news/news-f… ❤️Thank you to all who made it happen! 📚 #gastland25 #LBM25 #NorwegianLit

A Dream of Spring / Traum im Frühling – Thank You, Leipzig!

Norway’s Guest of Honour appearance at the <a href="/buchmesse/">Leipziger Buchmesse</a> 2025 was a resounding success!

Read more in the German press:
norla.no/en/news/news-f…

❤️Thank you to all who made it happen! 📚

#gastland25 #LBM25 #NorwegianLit
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We are happy and proud to introduce May's Translator of the Month: Sabine Richter from Germany 👏 Read our interview in English (snipppet) or Norwegian (full): norla.info/April25 #TranslatoroftheMonth #NorwegianLit

We are happy and proud to introduce May's Translator of the Month: 
Sabine Richter from Germany 👏 

Read our interview in English (snipppet) 
or Norwegian (full): norla.info/April25

#TranslatoroftheMonth #NorwegianLit
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Hooray for the 15th season at NORLA's #TranslatorHotel ! This week, we have warmly welcomed five translators of #NorwegianLit to Oslo for a two-week stay our Translators Hotel. They are from Romania, China, Brazil, Mexico and Croatia Have a great stay!❤️ norla.no/en/pages

Hooray for the 15th season at NORLA's #TranslatorHotel !

This week, we have warmly welcomed five translators of #NorwegianLit to Oslo for a two-week stay our Translators Hotel. They are from Romania, China, Brazil, Mexico and Croatia
Have a great stay!❤️

norla.no/en/pages
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Norsk-oversettere i alle land: Vårt digitale #oversetterkonditori er tilbake!🥨 21. mai er vi så heldige at de fem gjestene som er i Oslo på #translatorhotel stiller som kelnere. Når: Ons 21.5. kl. 15-16 (CEST) / Zoom Påmelding: Tirs 20.5. kl. 12 (CEST) norla.info/maikonditori

Norsk-oversettere i alle land:
Vårt digitale #oversetterkonditori er tilbake!🥨

21. mai er vi så heldige at de fem gjestene som er i Oslo på #translatorhotel stiller som kelnere.

Når: Ons 21.5. kl. 15-16 (CEST) / Zoom
Påmelding: Tirs 20.5. kl. 12 (CEST)
norla.info/maikonditori
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Our 2025 keynote speaker is the distinguished Damion Searls, writer and translator of several #Nobel laureates including Thomas Mann, Elfriede Jelinek and most recently #JonFosse. The keynote is generously supported by NORLA Norwegian Literature Abroad. Summer school applications are still open!

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NORLA Launches Author Talent Program: New Voices for Children/YA: Fabian Christensen, Julia Kahrs, Sigbjørn Lilleeng, Arne Lindmo, Reidar Müller, Pernille Radeid, Cathrine Sandmæl, Kristine Rui Slettebakken and Gøril Sæther linktr.ee/norwegianliter… #NorwegianKidLit #NorwegianLit

NORLA Launches Author Talent Program: New Voices 
for Children/YA:
Fabian Christensen, Julia Kahrs, Sigbjørn Lilleeng, Arne Lindmo, Reidar Müller, Pernille Radeid, Cathrine Sandmæl, Kristine Rui Slettebakken and Gøril Sæther
linktr.ee/norwegianliter…

#NorwegianKidLit #NorwegianLit
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The German translator Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel has been awarded the newly established #FossePrize 2025. He held a wonderful acceptance speech, and we are thrilled to now be able share his words also in English, by popular demand: norla.no/en/news/news-f… #NorwegianLit

The German translator Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel has been awarded the newly established #FossePrize 2025.

He held a wonderful acceptance speech, and we are thrilled to now be able share his words also in English, by popular demand:

norla.no/en/news/news-f…

#NorwegianLit
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We are happy and proud to introduce June's Translator of the Month: Mariana Windingland from Argentina 👏 Read our interview in English (snipppet) or Norwegian (full): norla.info/June2025 #TranslatoroftheMonth #NorwegianLit

We are happy and proud to introduce June's Translator of the Month: 
Mariana Windingland from Argentina 👏 

Read our interview in English (snipppet) 
or Norwegian (full): norla.info/June2025

#TranslatoroftheMonth #NorwegianLit
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We are honoured that Damion Searls will be giving the NORLA keynote lecture at Bristol Translates: ‘Reading like a Translator’. This event is free to attend and open to all. Please register in advance here: bit.ly/4dPfPnP

We are honoured that Damion Searls will be giving the NORLA keynote lecture at Bristol Translates: ‘Reading like a Translator’. This event is free to attend and open to all. Please register in advance here: bit.ly/4dPfPnP
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Now the full interview is also available in Spanish: Meet Mariana Windingland from Argentina, who is June's Translator of the Month 👏 norla.info/June2025 #TranslatoroftheMonth #NorwegianLit

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NORLA’s Translation Grants in 2024 Jon Fosse was the most translated Norwegian author in 2024, according to NORLA’s awarded translation grants. See details of last year's allocated grants: norla.no/en/news/news-f… Photo: Agnete Brun #NorwegianLit #norwegianliteratureabroad

NORLA’s Translation Grants in 2024

Jon Fosse was the most translated Norwegian author in 2024, according to NORLA’s awarded translation grants. 

See details of last year's allocated grants:
norla.no/en/news/news-f…

Photo: Agnete Brun

#NorwegianLit #norwegianliteratureabroad
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We are very pleased to welcome Marit Borkenhagen as the new Chair of the Board at NORLA! She is the Director of the Norwegian Festival of Literature (Norsk Litteraturfestival) at Lillehammer. Read more: norla.no/en/news/news-f… #NorwegianLit #littfest

We are very pleased to welcome Marit Borkenhagen as the new Chair of the Board at NORLA! 

She is the Director of the Norwegian Festival of Literature (Norsk Litteraturfestival) at Lillehammer.

Read more:
norla.no/en/news/news-f…

#NorwegianLit #littfest
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Summer Holidays at NORLA 🌼🍓⛱🌊 We'd like to thank all our wonderful partners in Norway and abroad for great collaboration and activities so far this year. NORLA’s staff are on holiday starting today. We're back in the office 4th Aug. We wish everyone a wonderful summer!

Summer Holidays at NORLA 🌼🍓⛱🌊

We'd like to thank all our wonderful partners in Norway and abroad for great collaboration and activities so far this year.
NORLA’s staff are on holiday starting today. We're back in the office  4th Aug.

We wish everyone a wonderful summer!
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We are happy and proud to introduce July's Translator of the Month: Jitka Jindřišková from the Czech republic 👏 Read our interview in English (snippet) or in Norwegian (full): norla.info/July2025 (Photo by Jitka Hanušová) #TranslatoroftheMonth #NorwegianLit

We are happy and proud to introduce July's Translator of the Month: 
Jitka Jindřišková from the Czech republic 👏 

Read our interview in English (snippet) 
or in Norwegian (full): norla.info/July2025

(Photo by Jitka Hanušová)

#TranslatoroftheMonth #NorwegianLit