Ellen has worked in NORLA since 2017 and during the Norwegian Guest of Honour project in 2019, Ellen was responsible for among other things NORLA’s cooperation with booksellers. Now she is the adviser for international markets and she will continue to follow up all initiatives in new markets, and further strengthen our contact with international book trade players like booksellers, literature festivals, librarians and more. Ellen holds a Master’s Degree in German studies from the University of Oslo.

NORLA − Norwegian Literature Abroad – works to advance the export of Norwegian literature through active promotion and by offering a range of funding schemes for the translation of books from Norway. Financed by the Norwegian Ministry of Culture, the organisation disseminates information about Norwegian books and authors internationally.
NORLA was founded in 1978 and since 2004 has contributed to the translation of more than 6,600 Norwegian books into no less than 70 languages.