Literature and the Purchasing Programme for Contemporary Fiction and Non-fiction
The Arts Council’s primary form of funding to the literary field consists of the State Purchasing Programme for Contemporary Norwegian Fiction and Non-fiction. The programme is designed to fulfil three objectives:
- Ensure publication. Norwegian publishers are guaranteed a minimum sale of books, and thus are able to publish literature that might otherwise be difficult to sell.
- Enhance accessibility. The contemporary literature that is purchased is donated to public and school libraries throughout the country.
- Promote recruitment. The purchasing programme ensures that authors receive royalties, which helps to promote new recruitment. The world of Norwegian literature is undergoing rapid change, and efforts are underway to adapt the current support programme to emerging trends in technology, new genres, new financial interests and new channels of distribution.
Read more about the Purchasing Programme here.
