2016 Czech IBBY Honour Lists
The annual awards are for Czech authors and illustrators of children’s books.
News | 9. 1. 2017
New centre for Czech literature in Prague
Diplomat, translator and journalist, Petr Janyška, was chosen as the director of the České literární centrum (Czech Literary Centre).
Awards | 9. 1. 2017
Radka Denemarková receives Wald Press Award
The annual prize is given to those who selflessly help others in need.
News | 5. 1. 2017
Jiří Hájíček in the Best European Fiction 2017 anthology
Short stories featured in the book receive international media coverage and are included in a number of readings in the US and Europe.
Josef Škvorecký Award for Zuzana Brabcová’s ‘Aviaries’
Brabcová’s last novel was published posthumously to widespread critical acclaim.
Contests | 21. 11. 2016
Call for Submissions: 2017 Susanna Roth Award
For the fourth annual international competition for young translators, contestants must translate an excerpt from Bianca Bellová’s The Lake.
News | 10. 11. 2016
Catalogue of the best Czech books for children and young adults published
The selection of 53 titles released in 2015/2016 is available for free in English.
Awards | 27. 10. 2016
Three Czech books on the prestigious White Ravens list
The selection of international children’s and young adult literature is published by the International Youth Library in Munich.
Awards | 25. 10. 2016
Petr Král wins Czech State Award for Literature
Král received the award for his collection of essays, Treasons (Vlastizrady), and for his work published in emigration.
News | 24. 10. 2016
New additions to Karolinum’s Modern Czech Classics series
An English translation of Ladislav Fuks’, The Cremator, has just been published as a new addition to the series.