Festivals

Month of Authors´ Readings (Měsíc autorského čtení)
Biggest Czech literary festival, since 2000, takes place every July in Brno. 

www.autorskecteni.cz

 

Prague Writers´ Festival
International literary festival presenting foreign and Czech writers, takes place every year in summer.

www.pwf.cz

 

Fantasy Festival

Festival of fantasy and sci-fi literature, takes place in Chotěboř in June/July.

http://festivalfantazie.cz/ff/en/

 

KomiksFEST!
International multimedia comics festival – books, authors, films, theatre, discussions, etc.; takes place in October and November in Prague.

www.komiksfest.cz/2010/english

 

Jičín − City of Fairytales (Jičín – město pohádky)
Festival established in 1990, focused on literature for children.

www.pohadka.cz

 

Orten´s Kutná Hora (Ortenova Kutná Hora)

Festival of poetry connected with a literary award.; takes place in September in Kutná Hora.

www.okh.cz

 

Šrámek´s Sobotka (Šrámkova Sobotka)

Festival of Czech literature and language, takes place in June/July in Sobotka.

www.sramkovasobotka.cz

 

Day of Poetry (Den poezie)

Festival of Czech and foreign poetry. 

www.denpoezie.cz

 

Slam Poetry

Festival of slam poetry; each round takes place in a particular region, the final takes place in Brno.

www.slampoetry.cz

 

Stranou

This international poetry festival is held each June in Beroun and at the nearby Krakovec castle. The most recent festival (2011) also took place partially in Prague.

http://festivalstranou.webnode.cz

 

Fairs

Book World (Svět knihy)
The biggest Czech international book fair and literary festival; takes place in May.

www.svetknihy.cz

 

We Grow with Books or Book World for Children (Rosteme s knihou, resp. Svět knihy dětem)

Campaigns that encourage children’s reading, initiated by the Association of Czech Booksellers and Publishers (Book World, Ltd).

www.rostemesknihou.cz

 

Autumn Book Fair

The second largest Czech book fair, which has been held  in Havlíčkův Brod since 1991.

www.hejkal.cz/trh

 

Summer Book Fair
The book fair takes place since 2011 in Ostrava. 

       
Libri Book Fair and Festival

Takes place in March in Olomouc.

www.flora-ol.cz/en

 

Polabský Book Fair

Takes place in September in Lysá nad Labem.

www.vll.cz

 

Book Fair of Literature for Children
The fair includes lectures, seminars, discussions, etc; takes place in March in Liberec.

www.veletrhdetskeknihy.cz

 

Summer Book Fair (Letní knižní veletrh)
New book fair. Launched in Ostrava in 2011.

www.hejkal.cz/lkvostrava