Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Sofi Oksanen, Rebecca Dienerstein and David Mitchell are among the authors you can meet in Lillehammer in May 2016.

A recent August Laureate, next years Bjornson Lecturer, a successful American novelist who debuted with a Norwegian book of poetry in 2012, and a renowned British author, that is being included in the Future Library after Margaret Atwood, have all been confirmed to the Norwegian Festival of Literature next May.

Save the date , purchase festival passes and book hotel now!

The first 13 names can be found here! (text in norwegian only)

Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Sofi Oksanen, Rebecca Dienerstein, David Mitchell, Lisa Aisato, Linn Ullmann, Lars Saabye Christensen, Morten Strøksnes, Inger Bråtveit, Tomas Espedal, Beate Grimsrud, Bobbie Peers and Heidi Sævareid are all ready for the Norwegian Festival of Literature in 2016.

Buy a festival pass to the Norwegian Festival of Literature 2016 here.