63a edizione 13 - 16 Aprile 2026 | Bologna
63a edizione 13 - 16 Aprile 2026 | Bologna
Caffè Illustratori
Centro Servizi
Designer Studio
HALL 29
The 2026 Talking Pictures Award celebrates Norway's visual book excellence. A dedicated jury selected winners for their creative innovation and outstanding visual impact.
Moderatore
Ilaria Tontardini, Hamelin, Italy
Panel
Steven Guarnaccia, illustrator, designer, USA; Jacks Thomas, Guest Director, BolognaBookPlus, UK.
Organizzato da
BolognaBookPlus
In collaborazione con
Hamelin, Steven Guarnaccia
Con il sostegno di
Grafill and NORLA - Norwegian Literature Abroad
Nell'ambito di
Talking Pictures
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Moderatore
Maria Nayr de Pinho Correia Ibrahim, Associate Professor, Nord University, Norway
Panel
Charlotta Langejan, Senior Advisor, Nord University, Norway; Linnéa Ellen Knutsen, translator, Norway; Peter Dowling; Marit Alette Utsi, editor, Davvi Girji, Norway.
Organizzato da
Nord University, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Organizzato da
BolognaBookPlus
In collaborazione con
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Alexander Løken, chair of NBU-Norwegian Writers for Children, Norway.
Organizzato da
NBU - Norwegian Writers for Children, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Håkon Marcus, author, Norway; Arne Lindmo, teacher, author, Norway.
Organizzato da
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway GoH Area
Centro Servizi
Panel
Øyvind Torseter, author, illustrator, Norway.
Organizzato da
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
BolognaBookPlus Theatre
HALL 29 MALL 1
Organizzato da
BolognaBookPlus
In collaborazione con
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Lubna Jaffery, Norway´s Minister of Culture and Equality, Norway; Trude Hoel, Professor, University of Stavanger, Norway; Katarzyna Tunkiel, Associate Professor, University of Stavanger, Norway.
Organizzato da
Norwegian Reading Centre, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Bjørn Arild Ersland, author, Norway; Ragnhild Holmås, author, Norway.
Organizzato da
NFFO-The Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers and Translators Association, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Caffè Illustratori
Centro Servizi
Moderatore
Eva Valvo, literary translator, editorial scout, expert in Nordic literature, Italy
Panel
Stian Hole, author, illustrator, Norway; Øyvind Torseter, author, illustrator, Norway.
Organizzato da
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.
Moderatore
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.
Organizzato da
Norway Guest of Honour 2026, Bologna Children's Book Fair
In collaborazione con
Hamelin
Con il sostegno di
NORLA - Norwegian Literature Abroad
Nell'ambito di
Comics Corner
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
The New Voices programme by NORLA supports aspiring to authors in how to present their books to an international audience.
Moderatore
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.
Organizzato da
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Caffè Traduttori
HALL 30
Moderatore
Margit Walsø, Director, NORLA, Norway
Panel
Jostein Gaarder, writer, Norway; Andrea Romanzi, translator and university lecturer, Italy; Kristin Roskifte, writer and illustrator, Norway.
Organizzato da
NORLA − Norwegian Literature Abroad, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Caffè Illustratori
Centro Servizi
Insights on how to inspire and strengthen reading engagement from early childhood through the school years.
Moderatore
Per Henning Uppstad, Professor, University of Stavanger, Norway
Panel
Trude Hoel, Professor, University of Stavanger, Norway; Lisa Nagel, Editor, Aschehoug Publishing House, Norway; Siri Risdal, Senior Adviser, Rogaland County Library, Norway; Katarzyna Tunkiel, Associate Professor, Norwegian Reading Centre, Norway; Bente Rigmor Walgermo, Associate Professor, Norwegian Reading Centre, Norway.
Organizzato da
NORLA − Norwegian Literature Abroad, Norwegian Reading Centre, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Maja Lunde, author, Norway; Siri Sjøgren Selmer, author, Norway; Scott Rettberg, Professor, Norway.
Organizzato da
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Caffè Illustratori
Centro Servizi
Moderatore
Ragnfrid Trohaug, Head of Children's and YA publishing, Cappelen Damm Publishing House, Norway
Panel
Trine Skei Grande, Director, Norwegian Publishers' Association, Norway; Anna Fiske, author, illustrator, Sweden; Alexander Løken, Chair, Norwegian Writers for Children, Norway; Andrea Romanzi, translator, university lecturer, Italy.
Organizzato da
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Moderatore
Elaina Ryan, Ireland
Panel
Eira Kluge, author, Norway; Rachel Boden, editor, UK; Valentina Stoeva, Founder and Chairperson, Children’s Books Foundation, Bulgaria, Co-chair EURead.
Organizzato da
Foundation READ, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Designer Studio
HALL 29
Moderatore
Emilio Varrà, President, Hamelin, Italy
Panel
Steven Guarnaccia, illustrator, designer, USA; Øyvind Torseter, cartoonist, illustrator, Norway.
Organizzato da
BolognaBookPlus
In collaborazione con
Hamelin and Steven Guarnaccia
Con il sostegno di
NORLA-Norwegian Literature Abroad
Nell'ambito di
Talking Pictures
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Hilde Hodnefjeld, author, Norway, illustrator; Mia Granum, author, Norway.
Organizzato da
The Norwegian Festival of Literature, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway GoH Area
Centro Servizi
Panel
Nora Dåsnes, author, Norway.
Organizzato da
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Using the Read-to-me checklist to provide motivating feedback while reading engaging texts.
Moderatore
Per Henning Uppstad, Professor, Norway
Panel
Bjørn Arild Ersland, Associate Professor Bente Walgermo, Norway.
Organizzato da
Norwegian Reading Centre, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Kristine Rui Slettebakken, author, Norway; Alice Tonzig, translator, Italy.
Organizzato da
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Lessons from across Europe.
Moderatore
Vibeke Røgler, Executive Director, the LESE Foundation, Norway
Panel
Caroline Hill, author, UK; Daan Beeke, author, Latvia.
Organizzato da
Foundation READ, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Moderatore
Stian Hole, author, illustrator, Norway
Panel
Øyvind Torseter, author, illustrator, Norway; Akin Düzakin, illustrator, Norway; Lucio Schiavon, illustrator, Italy.
Organizzato da
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Siri Pettersen, author, Norway.
Organizzato da
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Caffè Traduttori
HALL 30
Partecipano: Andrea Romanzi e Eva Valvo;
Illustratori: Lucio Schiavon e Øyvind Torseter;
Moderano: Laura Cangemi e Giovanna Paterniti;
Il testo è tratto da Hundemanuskripta di Jon Fosse.
Panel
Andrea Romanzi, translator and university lecturer; Laura Cangemi, translator; Giovanna Paterniti and Eva Valvo, translators and editorial scouts, experts in Nordic literature.
Organizzato da
Bologna Children's Book Fair
The Content Café
HALL 30
We are witnessing a decline in reading motivation and literacy among children and young people. To address this, Norway has launched a national reading strategy and a major reading initiative and appointed a reading commission with the ambition of making children in Norway among the world’s strongest readers. What will determine success?
Moderatore
Siri Risdal, Senior Advisor, Rogaland 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.
Organizzato da
NORLA − Norwegian Literature Abroad, The Norwegian Festival of Literature
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Moderatore
Hilde Kramer, author and illustrator; Veronica Salinas, author, Professor, Norway; Kjersti Lersbryggen Mørk, Professor, Norway
Organizzato da
NBI-The Norwegian Institute for Children's Books, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
The power of daring books.
Panel
Marta Breen, author, Norway; Eivor Vindenes, author, Norway.
Organizzato da
Foundation READ, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Moderatore
Helene Voldner, President of the Norwegian Library Association, Norway
Panel
Nicole Pfister Fetz, Willemien Cazzato-Wagner, Anne Bergman, Andrew Cranfield.
Organizzato da
Norwegian Library Association, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Caffè Traduttori
HALL 30
Moderatore
Jan Christopher Næss, autore, Norwegian Association of Literary Translator
Panel
Francesca Novajra, CEATL; Kaja Bakkejord, traduttrice; Della Passarelli, Sinnos Editrice.
Organizzato da
NORLA − Norwegian Literature Abroad, The Norwegian Association of Literary Translators, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Moderatore
Marit Alette Utsi
Panel
Elisabeth Sheehy, Margit Walsø, Harald Gask.
Organizzato da
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
A special issue of Andersen magazine.
Panel
Martina Russo, Eva Valvo, Karen Frøsland Nystøyl.
Organizzato da
Andersen, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Camilla Michelle Brand, Eira Kluge.
Organizzato da
The Norwegian Festival of Literature, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Moderatore
Ragnhild Malfang, librarian and former long-term leader of IBBY Norway
Panel
Cha Sandmæl, author, illustrator, Norway; Cathrine Sandmæle, author, illustrator, Norway.
Organizzato da
IBBY Norway, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Sølvi Riise, author, Norway; Morten Olsen Haugen, author, Norway.
Organizzato da
Nordland and Trøndelag county libraries, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Caffè Traduttori
HALL 30
Chiunque traduca sa che è inevitabile imbattersi in parole o espressioni della lingua di partenza che non hanno corrispondenza nella lingua di arrivo. Spesso legate alla vita quotidiana (come i cosiddetti realia), creano non pochi grattacapi a chi deve renderle comprensibili a chi legge. Partendo da alcuni esempi che arrivano dalla Norvegia, paese ospite d’onore della BCBF 2026, ma anche da altri paesi, discuteremo delle diverse strategie che si possono adottare, in particolare traducendo per bambini e ragazzi. Sarà questo l’argomento della seconda trasferta del TableT, il tavolo di traduttrici e traduttori, alla Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Il TableT si svolgerà in presenza al Caffè Traduttori della fiera. Le traduttrici e i traduttori che desiderano partecipare sono invitati a iscriversi al seguente link: https://tinyurl.com/4m78hs6u entro le 18:30 del 8/04, anticipando eventuali quesiti o spunti di discussione sul tema oggetto del TableT. Sarà inoltre possibile assistere alla discussione come pubblico. I TableT sono incontri informali gratuiti e aperti anche a chi non è iscritto alle due associazioni, organizzati a cadenza regolare al Laboratorio FAAM di Milano o online per discutere di tutti gli aspetti della professione, dai dubbi traduttivi e linguistici al diritto d’autore, dai contratti alla deontologia. Per saperne di più seguite il gruppo Facebook TableT – Il tavolo di traduttrici e traduttori (https://www.facebook.com/groups/231034847347038/) o la pagina Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/tablet_milano/).
Panel
Coordinano: Laura Cangemi, Alba Mantovani, Giovanna Paterniti, Roberta Scarabelli, Loredana Serratore (traduttrici).
Organizzato da
AITI, StradeLab
In collaborazione con
FAAM Lab
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Moderatore
Francesca Sophie Giona, translator, Italy
Panel
Jan Christopher Næss, author, Norway; Are Tijihkkom, Eva Valvo, translator, Italy.
Organizzato da
CEATL-European Council of Literary Translators’ Associations, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway GoH Area
Centro Servizi
Panel
Øyvind Torseter, author, illustrator, Norway.
Organizzato da
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Panel
Eira Kluge, author, Norway; Therese Garshol, author, scholar, Norway.
Organizzato da
The Norwegian Festival of Literature, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area
HALL 30
From Stian Hole’s atmospheres to Kristin Roskifte’s organized chaos: how visual design and philosophy unite to pose life’s big questions to young readers.
Panel
Stian Hole, author, illustrator, Norway; Kristin Roskifte, author, illustrator, Norway.
Con il sostegno di
NORLA - Norwegian Literature Abroad
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Moderatore
Steffen Sørum
Panel
Sanne Mathiassen; Ole Ivar Burås Storø; Irene Marienborg; Håkon Marcus, Norway.
Organizzato da
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.
Organizzato da
TNT, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Caffè Traduttori
HALL 30
La giuria fornirà un feedback complessivo ai partecipanti della competizione di traduzione dal norvegese.
Panel
Giovanna Paterniti ed Eva Valvo, traduttrici e scout editoriali, esperte in letterature nordiche.
Organizzato da
Bologna Children's Book Fair
Norway Café
HALL 30, A12-B9
Government support of indigenous literature in Norway.
Panel
Beate Heide, author, Norway.
Organizzato da
Mun Dajan, Sámi authors' association, Norway Guest of Honour 2026
Caffè Traduttori
HALL 30
Organizzato da
Bologna Children's Book Fair
Norway GoH Area
Centro Servizi
Panel
Øyvind Torseter, author, illustrator, Norway.
Organizzato da
Norway Guest of Honour 2026
