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Levende litteraturformidling i 40 år		Information in english
		General information
		"The Norwegian Writers' Centre" is an organization of Norwegian poets and fiction writers, founded in 1968 on the initiative of young Norwegian writers, in order to act as a linking body between writers and the general public. The Centre is not a writers’ union.
		Non-profit agent
		The Centre works like an impresario office, or like a non-profit agent for its members, operating about 7 000 meetings between writers and public each year. These may be poetry readings, public talks and conferences, representations for schoolclasses, and contributions to all kinds of cultural events.
		Fees
		A standard minimum fee is stipulated for each kind of appearance. The Centre forwards the fee, and is responsible for invoicing the organizer of the event.
		Membership
		Writers resident in Norway having published at least one work of fiction (including poetry and children’s books), may apply for membership. More than 1 080 writers are already members of NF.
		The Norwegian Writers' Centre
		· is non-commercial. By granting an amount of 8 million NOK a year, the Ministry of Culture covers most of the operating costs · works out its own arrangements and tours all over the country · keeps an office in Oslo and in 4 other cities (Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim, Tromsø)
		The Writers’ Centre is not a writers’ union
		Activity concerning copyrights, contracts, international cooperation, international solidarity matters, etc are within the normal field of operations of the following unions: · Den norske Forfatterforening, DnF (poets and fiction writers) · Norske Barne- og Ungdomsbokforfattere, NBU (writers of fiction for children and young people) · Norsk faglitterær forfatter- og oversetterforening, NFF (non-fiction writers and translators)
Norsk Forfattersentrum | Wergelandsveien 29 | 0167 OSLO | e-post: norsk@forfattersentrum.no | org. nr. 960 498 615