Norway Guest of Honour Country


Stampa programma

13 aprile, 10:30 - 11:50
ENG/ITA

Caffè Illustratori

Centro Servizi

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
THE ILLUSTRATORS CAFÉ
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

13 aprile, 13:00 - 13:40
ENG

Designer Studio

HALL 29

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
DESIGNER STUDIO
BOLOGNABOOKPLUS
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 and Steven Guarnaccia

Con il sostegno di

NORLA-Norwegian Literature Abroad

Nell'ambito di

Talking Pictures

13 aprile, 13:00 - 13:25
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ

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

13 aprile, 13:20 - 14:00
ENG

BolognaBookPlus Theatre

HALL 29 MALL 1

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
BOLOGNABOOKPLUS

Organizzato da

BolognaBookPlus

In collaborazione con

Norway Guest of Honour 2026

13 aprile, 13:30 - 13:55
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ

Panel

Alexander Løken, chair of NBU-Norwegian Writers for Children

Organizzato da

NBU-Norwegian Writers for Children, Norway Guest of Honour 2026

13 aprile, 14:00 - 14:25
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ

Panel

Håkon Marcus, author, Norway; Arne Lindmo, teacher, author, Norway.

Organizzato da

Norway Guest of Honour 2026

13 aprile, 14:00 - 14:30
ENG

Norway GoH Area

Centro Servizi

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Panel

Øyvind Torseter, author, illustrator, Norway.

Organizzato da

Norway Guest of Honour 2026

13 aprile, 14:10 - 14:55
ENG

BolognaBookPlus Theatre

HALL 29 MALL 1

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
BOLOGNABOOKPLUS

Organizzato da

BolognaBookPlus

In collaborazione con

Norway Guest of Honour 2026

13 aprile, 14:30 - 15:15
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ

Panel

Lubna Jaffery, Norway´s Minister of Culture and Equality, Trude Hoel, Professor, Katarzyna Tunkiel, Associate Professor.

Organizzato da

Norwegian Reading Centre, Norway Guest of Honour 2026

13 aprile, 15:30 - 15:55
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ

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

14 aprile, 09:30 - 10:20
ENG

Caffè Illustratori

Centro Servizi

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
THE ILLUSTRATORS CAFÉ
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

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

14 aprile, 09:40 - 10:20
ENG

The Content Café

HALL 30

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
THE CONTENT CAFÉ

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

14 aprile, 10:00 - 10:40
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ
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

14 aprile, 10:00 - 10:50

Caffè Traduttori

HALL 30

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
THE TRANSLATORS CAFÉ

Moderatore

Margit Walsø, Director, NORLA

Panel

Jostein Gaarder, writer; Andrea Romanzi, translator and university lecturer; Kristin Roskifte, writer and illustrator.

Organizzato da

NORLA − Norwegian Literature Abroad

14 aprile, 10:30 - 11:20
ENG

Caffè Illustratori

Centro Servizi

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
THE ILLUSTRATORS CAFÉ
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
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; Siri Risdal, Senior Adviser, Rogaland County Library; Katarzyna Tunkiel, Associate Professor, Norwegian Reading Centre, Norway; Bente Rigmor Walgermo, Associate Professor, Norwegian Reading Centre.

Organizzato da

NORLA − Norwegian Literature Abroad, Norwegian Reading Centre, Norway Guest of Honour 2026

14 aprile, 10:45 - 11:25
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ

Panel

Maja Lunde, author, Norway; Siri Sjøgren Selmer, author, Norway; Scott Rettberg, Professor, Norway.

Organizzato da

Norway Guest of Honour 2026

14 aprile, 11:30 - 12:20
ENG

Caffè Illustratori

Centro Servizi

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
THE ILLUSTRATORS CAFÉ
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

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

14 aprile, 11:30 - 11:55
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ

Moderatore

Elaina Ryan

Panel

Eira Kluge; Rachel Boden; Valentina Stoeva.

Organizzato da

Foundation READ, Norway Guest of Honour 2026

14 aprile, 11:45 - 12:30
ENG

Designer Studio

HALL 29

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
DESIGNER STUDIO
BOLOGNABOOKPLUS
What happens when a book is a space to be bridged? Join Steven Guarnaccia and Øyvind Torseter for a playful yet profound exploration of the book-as-object, focusing on the tool of the hole.

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

14 aprile, 12:00 - 12:25
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ

Panel

Hilde Hodnefjeld, author, illustrator; Mia Granum, author.

Organizzato da

The Norwegian Festival of Literature, Norway Guest of Honour 2026

14 aprile, 12:00 - 12:30

Norway GoH Area

Centro Servizi

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Panel

Nora Dåsnes, author, Norway.

Organizzato da

Norway Guest of Honour 2026

14 aprile, 12:30 - 12:55
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ
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

14 aprile, 13:00 - 13:25
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ

Panel

Kristine Rui Slettebakken, author, Norway; Alice Tonzig, translator, Italy.

Organizzato da

Norway Guest of Honour 2026

14 aprile, 13:30 - 13:55
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ
Lessons from across Europe

Moderatore

Vibeke Røgler

Panel

Caroline Hill, Daan Beeke

Organizzato da

Foundation READ, Norway Guest of Honour 2026

14 aprile, 14:00 - 14:45
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ

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

14 aprile, 15:00 - 15:25
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ

Panel

Siri Pettersen, author, Norway.

Organizzato da

Norway Guest of Honour 2026

14 aprile, 15:30 - 16:30

Caffè Traduttori

HALL 30

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
THE TRANSLATORS CAFÉ
Tavola rotonda con i traduttori Eva Valvo e Andrea Romanzi, autori di due diverse versioni del libro My oh my del premio Nobel Jon Fosse. Le traduttrici Laura Cangemi e Giovanna Paterniti discutono delle diverse versioni con i relatori e il pubblico

Panel

Andrea Romanzi, translator and university lecturer; Eva Valvo, translator; Laura Cangemi; Giovanna Paterniti.

Organizzato da

Bologna Children's Book Fair

14 aprile, 15:30 - 16:20
ENG

The Content Café

HALL 30

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
THE CONTENT CAFÉ
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

14 aprile, 16:00 - 16:30
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ

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

15 aprile, 10:00 - 10:25
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ
The power of daring books

Panel

Marta Breen, author, Norway; Eivor Vindenes, author, Norway.

Organizzato da

Foundation READ, Norway Guest of Honour 2026

15 aprile, 10:30 - 10:55
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ

Moderatore

Helene Voldner

Panel

Nicole Pfister Fetz, Willemien Cazzato-Wagner, Anne Bergman, Andrew Cranfield.

Organizzato da

Norwegian Library Association, Norway Guest of Honour 2026

15 aprile, 11:00 - 11:50

Caffè Traduttori

HALL 30

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
THE TRANSLATORS CAFÉ

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

15 aprile, 11:00 - 11:25
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ

Moderatore

Marit Alette Utsi

Panel

Elisabeth Sheehy, Margit Walsø, Harald Gask

Organizzato da

Norway Guest of Honour 2026

15 aprile, 11:30 - 12:25
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ
A special issue of Andersen magazine

Panel

Martina Russo, Eva Valvo, Karen Frøsland Nystøyl

Organizzato da

Andersen, Norway Guest of Honour 2026

15 aprile, 12:30 - 12:55
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ
From local to national resource

Panel

Camilla Michelle Brand, Eira Kluge

Organizzato da

The Norwegian Festival of Literature, Norway Guest of Honour 2026

15 aprile, 13:00 - 13:25
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ

Moderatore

Ragnhild Malfang, librarian and former long-term leader of IBBY Norway

Panel

Cha Sandmæl, author, illustrator; Cathrine Sandmæl; author, illustrator.

Organizzato da

IBBY Norway, Norway Guest of Honour 2026

15 aprile, 13:30 - 13:55
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ

Panel

Sølvi Riise, author, Norway; Morten Olsen Haugen, author, Norway.

Organizzato da

Nordland and Trøndelag county libraries, Norway Guest of Honour 2026

15 aprile, 13:30 - 15:00

Caffè Traduttori

HALL 30

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
THE TRANSLATORS CAFÉ
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

15 aprile, 14:00 - 14:25
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ

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

15 aprile, 14:00 - 14:30

Norway GoH Area

Centro Servizi

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Panel

Øyvind Torseter, author, illustrator, Norway.

Organizzato da

Norway Guest of Honour 2026

15 aprile, 14:30 - 14:55
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ

Panel

Eira Kluge, author, Norway; Therese Garshol, author, scholar, Norway.

Organizzato da

The Norwegian Festival of Literature, Norway Guest of Honour 2026

15 aprile, 15:00 - 15:45
ENG

The Illustrators Survival Corner - Masterclass Area

HALL 30

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
THE ILLUSTRATORS SURVIVAL CORNER
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, Norvegia; Kristin Roskifte, author, illustrator, Norvegia.

15 aprile, 15:30 - 15:55
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ

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

16 aprile, 10:00 - 10:25
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ

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

16 aprile, 10:00 - 10:45

Caffè Traduttori

HALL 30

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
THE TRANSLATORS CAFÉ
La giuria fornirà un feedback complessivo ai partecipanti della competizione di traduzione dal norvegese.

Panel

Giovanna Paterniti, traduttrice dal norvegese, editoriale; Eva Valvo, traduttrice, scout editoriale ed esperta di letterature nordiche.

Organizzato da

Bologna Children's Book Fair

16 aprile, 10:30 - 10:55
ENG

Norway Café

HALL 30, A12-B9

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
NORWAY CAFÈ
Government support of indigenous literature in Norway

Panel

Beate Heide, author, Norway

Organizzato da

Mun Dajan, Sámi authors' association, Norway Guest of Honour 2026

16 aprile, 10:45 - 11:00

Caffè Traduttori

HALL 30

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
THE TRANSLATORS CAFÉ

Organizzato da

Bologna Children's Book Fair

16 aprile, 14:00 - 14:30
ENG

Norway GoH Area

Centro Servizi

NORWAY GUEST OF HONOUR
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Panel

Øyvind Torseter, author, illustrator, Norway.

Organizzato da

Norway Guest of Honour 2026