63rd edition 13- 16 April 2026 | Bologna - Italy
63rd edition 13- 16 April 2026 | Bologna - Italy
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Designer Studio
HALL 29
Moderator
Ilaria Tontardini, Hamelin, Italy
Panel
Steven Guarnaccia, illustrator, designer, USA; Jacks Thomas, Guest Director, BolognaBookPlus, UK.
Organised by
BolognaBookPlus
In cooperation with
Hamelin and Steven Guarnaccia
With the support of
NORLA-Norwegian Literature Abroad
In the framework of
Talking Pictures
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Moderator
Nayr Correia Ibrahim
Panel
Charlotta Langejan, Linnéa Ellen Knutsen, Peter Dowling, Marit Alette Utsi
Organised by
Nord University, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Organised by
BolognaBookPlus
In cooperation with
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Alexander Løken, chair of NBU-Norwegian Writers for Children
Organised by
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Håkon Marcus, author, Norway; Arne Lindmo, teacher, author, Norway.
Organised by
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway GoH Area
Services Centre
Panel
Øyvind Torseter, author, illustrator, Norway.
Organised by
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Organised by
BolognaBookPlus
In cooperation with
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Lubna Jaffery, Norway´s Minister of Culture and Equality, Trude Hoel, Professor, Katarzyna Tunkiel, Associate Professor.
Organised by
Norwegian Reading Centre, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Bjørn Arild Ersland, author, Norway; Ragnhild Holmås, author, Norway
Organised by
NFFO-The Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers and Translators Association, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Moderator
Eva Valvo, literary translator, editorial scout, expert in Nordic literature, Italy
Panel
Stian Hole, author, illustrator, Norway; Øyvind Torseter, author, illustrator, Norway.
Organised by
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
The Content Café
HALL 30
An immersion in the Norwegian comics scene, among the most innovative in Europe. Some of its protagonists recount the evolution of this language, from author graphic novels to comics for children. Amid Nordic atmospheres, humor, and visual experimentation, we discover why Norway is one of the new laboratories of visual storytelling.
Moderator
Hans Ivar Stordal, comics editor, Strand Forlag, Norway
Panel
Nora Dåsnes, cartoonist, Norway; Kjersti Sinneva Moen, cartoonist, Norway; Håkon Strand, Founder, Strand Comics, Norway; Tonje Tornes, editor, TNT, Norway.
Organised by
Norway Guest of Honour 2026, Bologna Children's Book Fair
In cooperation with
Hamelin
With the support of
NORLA - Norwegian Literature Abroad
In the framework of
Comics Corner
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Moderator
Oliver Møystad, Senior Advisor, Main contact Fiction, Children/YA and Non-Fiction, NORLA, Norway.
Panel
Arne Lindmo, teacher, author, Norway; Cathrine Sandmæl, illustrator, author, Norway; Fabian Christensen, actor, author, Norway; Gøril Sæther, author, journalist, Norway; Julia Lossius Kahrs, writer, Norway; Pernille Radeid, author, Norway, Veronica Salinas, author, professor, Norway.
Organised by
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Translators Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Margit Walsø, Director, NORLA
Panel
Jostein Gaarder, writer; Andrea Romanzi, translator and university lecturer; Kristin Roskifte, writer and illustrator.
Organised by
NORLA − Norwegian Literature Abroad
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Moderator
Per Henning Uppstad, Professor, University of Stavanger, Norway
Panel
Trude Hoel, Professor, University of Stavanger, Norway; Lisa Nagel, editor, Aschehoug Publishing House; Siri Risdal, Senior Adviser, Rogaland County Library; Katarzyna Tunkiel, Associate Professor, Norwegian Reading Centre, Norway; Bente Rigmor Walgermo, Associate Professor, Norwegian Reading Centre.
Organised by
NORLA − Norwegian Literature Abroad, Norwegian Reading Centre, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Author Maja Lunde, author, Norway; Siri Sjøgren Selmer, author, Norway; Scott Rettberg, Professor, Norway.
Organised by
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Illustrators Café
Services Centre
Moderator
Ragnfrid Trohaug, Head of Children's and YA publishing, Cappelen Damm Publishing House, Norway
Panel
Trine Skei Grande, Director of the Norwegian Publishers' Association; Anna Fiske, author, illustrator, Sweden; Alexander Løken, Chair, Norwegian Writers for Children, Norway; Andrea Romanzi, translator, university lecturer, Italy.
Organised by
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Moderator
Elaina Ryan
Panel
Eira Kluge; Rachel Boden; Valentina Stoeva.
Organised by
Foundation READ, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Designer Studio
HALL 29
Moderator
Emilio Varrà, President, Hamelin, Italy
Panel
Steven Guarnaccia, illustrator, designer, USA; Øyvind Torseter, cartoonist, illustrator, Norway.
Organised by
BolognaBookPlus
In cooperation with
Hamelin and Steven Guarnaccia
With the support of
NORLA-Norwegian Literature Abroad
In the framework of
Talking Pictures
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
The Norwegian Festival of Literature
Organised by
The Norwegian Festival of Literature, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway GoH Area
Services Centre
Panel
Nora Dåsnes, author, Norway.
Organised by
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Moderator
Per Henning Uppstad, Professor, Norway
Panel
Bjørn Arild Ersland, Associate Professor Bente Walgermo, Norway
Organised by
Norwegian Reading Centre, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Kristine Rui Slettebakken, author, Norway; Alice Tonzig, translator, Italy.
Organised by
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Moderator
Vibeke Røgler
Panel
Caroline Hill, Daan Beeke
Organised by
Foundation READ, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Moderator
Stian Hole, author, illustrator, Norway
Panel
Øyvind Torseter, author, illustrator, Norway; Akin Düzakin, illustrator, Norway; Lucio Schiavon, illustrator, Italy.
Organised by
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Siri Pettersen, author, Norway.
Organised by
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Translators Café
HALL 30
Panel
Andrea Romanzi, translator and university lecturer; Eva Valvo, translator; Laura Cangemi; Giovanna Paterniti.
Organised by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
The Content Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Siri Risdal, Senior Advisor Rogaland County Library, Norway
Panel
Marit Borkenhagen, Director, The Norwegian Festival of Literature, Norway; Trine Skei Grande, Director, Norwegian Publishers' Association, Norway; Maja Lunde, author, Norway; Bente Estil, Member of Parliament and Chair of the Standing Committee on Family and Cultural Affairs, Norway.
Organised by
NORLA − Norwegian Literature Abroad, The Norwegian Festival of Literature
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Moderator
Hilde Kramer, author and illustrator; Veronica Salinas, author, Professor, Norway; Kjersti Lersbryggen Mørk, Professor, Norway.
Organised by
NBI-The Norwegian Institute for Children's Books, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Marta Breen, author, Norway; Eivor Vindenes, author, Norway.
Organised by
Foundation READ, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Moderator
Helene Voldner
Panel
Nicole Pfister Fetz, Willemien Cazzato-Wagner, Anne Bergman, Andrew Cranfield.
Organised by
Norwegian Library Association, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Translators Café
HALL 30
Moderator
Jan Christopher Næss, author, Norwegian Association of Literary Translator
Panel
Francesca Novajra, CEATL; Kaja Bakkejord, translator; Della Passarelli, Sinnos Editrice.
Organised by
NORLA − Norwegian Literature Abroad, The Norwegian Association of Literary Translators
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Moderator
Marit Alette Utsi
Panel
Elisabeth Sheehy, Margit Walsø, Harald Gask
Organised by
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Martina Russo, Eva Valvo, Karen Frøsland Nystøyl
Organised by
Andersen, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Camilla Michelle Brand, Eira Kluge
Organised by
The Norwegian Festival of Literature, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Moderator
Ragnhild Malfang, librarian and former long-term leader of IBBY Norway
Panel
Cha Sandmæl, author, illustrator; Cathrine Sandmæl; author, illustrator.
Organised by
IBBY Norway, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Sølvi Riise, author, Norway; Morten Olsen Haugen, author, Norway.
Organised by
Nordland and Trøndelag county libraries, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Translators Café
HALL 30
Panel
Coordinators: Laura Cangemi, Alba Mantovani, Giovanna Paterniti, Roberta Scarabelli, Loredana Serratore (translators)
Organised by
AITI e StradeLab
In cooperation with
FAAM Lab
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Moderator
Francesca Sophie Giona, translator, Italy
Panel
Jan Christopher Næss, author, Norway; Are Tijihkkom, Eva Valvo, translator, Italy.
Organised by
CEATL-European Council of Literary Translators’ Associations, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway GoH Area
Services Centre
Panel
Øyvind Torseter, author, illustrator, Norway.
Organised by
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Eira Kluge, author, Norway; Therese Garshol, author, scholar, Norway.
Organised by
The Norwegian Festival of Literature, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
Panel
Stian Hole, author, illustrator, Norvegia; Kristin Roskifte, author, illustrator, Norvegia.
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Moderator
Steffen Sørum
Panel
Sanne Mathiassen; Ole Ivar Burås Storø; Irene Marienborg; Håkon Marcus, Norway.
Organised by
NBI-The Norwegian Institute for Children's Books, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Tormod Løkling, author, Norway; Malin Falch, cartoonist, illustrator, Norway; Cha Sandmæl, illustrator, Norway; Cathrine Sandmæl, illustrator, Norway.
Organised by
TNT, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Translators Café
HALL 30
Panel
Giovanna Paterniti, translator from Norwegian and literary scout; Eva Valvo, translator, literary scout and expert in Nordic literature.
Organised by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Beate Heide, author, Norway
Organised by
Mun Dajan, Sámi authors' association, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Translators Café
HALL 30
Organised by
Bologna Children's Book Fair
Norway GoH Area
Services Centre
Panel
Øyvind Torseter, author, illustrator, Norway.
Organised by
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
