‘A feeling of total freedom’: Valeria Luiselli welcomes chance to lock her fiction away in the Future Library theguardian.com/books/2023/nov…

Valeria Luiselli revealed as the 10th author, marking a decade of Future Library 🌲📚

Great programme Scottish International Storytelling Festival celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Magic of sounds and stories of the Sami tradition by storyteller Stina Fagertun and musician Øistein Hanssen 20-29 Oct. sisf.org.uk

Are you between 18 – 25 and enjoy writing? Write your story about the climate crisis in a poem or personal essay in a Bergen International Literary Festival competition by 15 Oct. Winner receive euro 2000 #writingcompetition #youngwriters #climatechange #ClimateCrisis Info litfestbergen.no

Mr. B’s in Bath Mr B's Emporium welcomes 🇧🇻 authors Roy Jacobsen and Anneliese Pitz to their bookshop tomorrow 10 October to discuss their new book The Man Who Loved Siberia Info & tickets mrbsemporium.com NORLA Norwegian Literature Abroad

Great line-up of Norwegian 🇧🇻authors at Cheltenham Festivals including Karl Ove Knausgård, Roy Jacobsen, AnneLiese Pitz, Marie Aubert, Trygve Skaug and illustrator Ella Okstad NORLA Norwegian Literature Abroad Tickets and information: cheltenhamfestivals.com

Jon Fosse's ‘Dreamed in Stone’ appeared in issue 131 in Spring 2015. We have lifted the paywall on this story, in celebration of his deserved win of the The Nobel Prize in Literature.

Read here: granta.com/dreamed-in-sto…

Two of 🇧🇻 leading crime writers, Thomas Enger and Jørn Lier Horst will be in conversation with Heidi Amsinck, chaired by Dr. Jacky Collins tonight 15.09 at 6.30pm Thomas Enger Jørn Lier Horst

DEADLINE EXTENDED to Sun 10th Sept. We are particularly interested applications from Danish and Norwegian > English literary translators. Don't miss this fully funded opportunity for continued professional development with fellow experienced translators!

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Shooting Hedda Gabler is coming to Rose Theatre 29 Sep - 21 Oct 🎭

Ibsen's classic is reimagined in a new play about doing whatever is necessary to get the shot

Starring Antonia Thomas & 🇳🇴 actor #ChristianRubeck ! In association with Norwegian Ibsen Company /Det Norske Ibsenkompaniet

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Yesterday the Consulate General Edinburgh Norway in the UK hosted a networking event as we welcomed the Future Library Edinburgh International Book Festival Future Library is a living, breathing artwork, unfolding over 100 years in Oslo by Scottish artist Katie Paterson Edinburgh Futures Institute British Council Scotland

As the BBC Proms open tonight (with a well-loved piece by Edvard Grieg) take a look at our guide to Norwegian musicians at the world’s greatest classical music festival, from now until 9 Sept

First up is soprano Mari Eriksmoen with Prom 17 on 27 July 🎶

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Planning to see Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One this weekend?

Discover which of Norway's spectacular landscapes appear in the film 👇

For this year's EdinburghJazzFest festival, Øyvind Larsen, Director of Oslo Jazz Festival, has curated the series Spark: Jazz from Norway 💥

Head to edinburghjazzfestival.com for full details and tickets - the festival opens one week today

Don't miss this absolutely incredible production of Henrik Ibsen's Lady Inger. Only at The Space for 1 more week! space.org.uk/event/lady-ing… #london #london theatre #offwestend #theatre

OPEN CALL Nordic Music Days takes place in Glasgow 30 October - 3 November 2024 ALL composers / artists associated w/ Scotland & Nordic countries encouraged to apply DEADLINE is 11pm 23 June full info / sign up at ➡ nordicmusicdays.org/2024/

Next week pianist Thormod Rønning Kvam is playing a special concert in London to celebrate Edvard Grieg’s 180th birthday. Here he gives a preview of what to expect 🎹

📍National Liberal Club National Liberal Club
📆 Thurs 15 June 7pm
Organised by Kettner Concerts with The Grieg Society of GB

Henrik Ibsens' most brutal play; Lady Inger is almost ready to return to the stage for only the fifth time in the United Kingdom in 120 years. Only at the hauntingly beautiful The Space in London this Summer 👑⚔️🛡️ space.org.uk/event/lady-ing…

Gratulerer med dagen, Norge 🇳🇴 Happy Constitution Day #17mai to all of you celebrating in England, Scotland and wales today!

Gratulerer med dagen - Happy Constitution Day, #Norway - celebration of #17MaiLondon in full swing with children and DefMin Gram 🇳🇴❤️🇬🇧