Omsett litteratur – innkjøpsordning

Kulturrådet
Award NOK 64K–165K ≈ €5.4K–€14K
Closing date Closed
Location Global
For Orgs

About this opportunity

This is a purchase program for Norwegian public libraries to acquire literature translated into Norwegian. The program is administered by the Norwegian Arts Council (Kulturrådet) and aims to ensure that high-quality literature from as many languages as possible is translated into Norwegian, published, distributed, and read. The program covers both fiction and non-fiction, including comics, and books can be targeted at both adults and children/young people. Works must be translated from another language and published in Norwegian, typically directly from the original language. Publishers with Norwegian organization numbers can apply, and applications are evaluated by an assessment committee based on criteria including the justification for Norwegian publication, the original language and country, previous publications by the author and translator, reception of the original work, sample translation quality, and contribution to breadth in Norwegian-published literature. The program purchases 502 printed copies for adults and 1042 copies for children/young people (from 2025), plus 40 e-book licenses when applicable.
Up to 25 mo

Who can apply

Applicant Types

organization

Organization Types

for profit

Project Locations

🇳🇴 Norway

Region

Norway

How to apply

Stages

  1. 1 single_stage

Required documents

cover_letter · portfolio

Review process

Applications are reviewed by a specialized assessment committee for translated literature with at least four members representing breadth in literary perspectives and knowledge of different genres and target audiences

Restrictions

  • publication_restrictions

Post-award obligations

  • acknowledge_funder