The Ministry of Culture will support a total of 129 projects.

The Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic has released the results of the Support Programme for Publishing Translations of Czech Literature Abroad for 2026 – first round. Confirmation letters will be sent to individual applicants via email during April and May.

All information, including the link to download the document with the supported projects, can be found on the Ministry’s website here.

The deadline for the next round of applications for authors’ travel grants is May 31, 2026.

Czech Literary Centre (CLC), a section of the Moravian Library (ML), reminds applicants of the upcoming deadline for its programme supporting Czech authors’ participation in literary events abroad. Organisers of such events, as well as authors or illustrators, may apply for support for events taking place between September 1, 2026 and December 15, 2026. The application deadline is May 31, 2026.

Individual applications will be assessed by the CLC travel grants commission, which determines the grant level and makes its recommendations to the ML regarding grant allocations.

Detailed information for authors and organisers, including conditions and mandatory application forms, can be found HERE.

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This call is intended for literary events taking place outside German-speaking countries. Those interested in events in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland (authors, translators, or organisers) can apply under the CZECHIA 2026 travel grants programme. The deadline for these events, which must take place between July 1, 2026 and December 15, 2026, is March 31, 2026. Detailed information about support for events in German-speaking countries, including the mandatory application forms, can be found HERE.

Spring round of the Czechia 2026 Travel Grants in German-speaking countries

In connection with the preparation of the presentation of Czech literature within the CZECHIA Guest of Honour programme at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2026 and during the accompanying Year of Czech Culture in German-speaking countries, the Czech Literary Centre (CLC), a section of the Moravian Library (ML), announces a programme supporting travel related to the participation of Czech authors in literary events in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland.

Applications for travel support may be submitted by the event organizer¹, a Czech author², or a translator from Czech.

Authors and translators from Czech may also apply for support for travel related to their professional development (attendance at book fairs, festivals, and other cultural events, or professional meetings with foreign publishers, translators, literary agents, or other cultural institutions in German-speaking countries).

The application deadline is 31 March 2026 (applications may be submitted for events taking place between 1 July 2026 and 15 December 2026).

Applications are assessed by the Czechia 2026 Travel Grants committee, which determines the amount of support and provides recommendations to the ML regarding the granting of support.

Detailed information for authors and organizers, including conditions and mandatory application forms, can be found here.

As in previous years, it is still possible to apply for travel support to other language territories as well.

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Results of applications for the period from January 1, 2026 to August 31, 2026

As of October 30, 2025, the Czech Literary Centre received 20 applications (5 from authors and 15 from institutions) for grants to support Czech authors travelling to literary events abroad between January 1, 2026 and August 31, 2026, in the total amount of CZK 1,039,600. The Czech Literary Centre travel committee (Frances Jackson, Martin Janeček, Martin Krafl, Radim Kopáč, Milena Šubrtová and Veronika Tuckerová) recommended granting support to 9 projects, to which it allocated funds in the amount of CZK 300,000. The list of the results can be downloaded HERE.

Results of the program supporting author mobility in German-speaking countries taking place between January 1 and June 30, 2026

As of 31 October 2025, the Czech Literary Centre had received a total of 31 applications (25 from institutions, 6 from authors) under the Czechia Author Mobility Support Programme, announced in connection with preparations for the presentation of Czech literature during CZECHIA’s guest-of-honour appearance at the 2026 Frankfurt Book Fair.

The applications concerned the period from 1 January to 30 June 2026, and the total amount requested came to 1,458,915 CZK. A total of 800,000 CZK had been allocated for the call in the Moravian Library’s budget.

A committee composed of members of the Dramaturgical Council of the Czechia 2026 project (Jana Čeňková, Christina Frankenberg, Jan Heller, Pavel Kořínek, Adriana Krásová and Michal Zahálka) recommended awarding support to 24 projects, to which it assigned funds totalling 800,000 CZK.

An overview of the results can be downloaded HERE.

Next round of the new program supporting author mobility in German-speaking countries

In preparation for the presentation of Czech literature during CZECHIA’s Guest of Honour appearance at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2026, and the accompanying Year of Czech Culture in German-speaking countries, the Czech Literary Centre (CzechLit) – a section of the Moravian Library (ML) – is announcing a program to support Czech authors participating in literary events in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland.

Applications for travel grants may be submitted by the event organizer¹ or the Czech author² themselves, or by a translator from Czech.

Authors and translators from Czech may also apply for support for professionalization-related travel (e.g., visits to book fairs, festivals, or other cultural events, as well as professional meetings with foreign publishers, translators, literary agents, or other cultural institutions in German-speaking countries).

The application deadline for literary events taking place between January 1 and June 30, 2026, is October 31, 2025.

Applications are evaluated by the CzechLit Travel Grants Committee, which determines the amount of support and makes recommendations to the ML regarding the provision of funding.

Detailed information for authors and organisers, including conditions and the required application forms, can be found here.

As in previous years, applicants may also request support for travel to other countries.

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The deadline for the next round of applications for author travel grants is approaching.

The Czech Literary Centre (CzechLit), a section of the Moravian Library (ML), reminds applicants of the upcoming deadline within its travel grants programme for Czech authors travelling to literary events abroad in 2026. Applications may be submitted either by the event organiser or by the author/illustrator themselves. The application deadline for events taking place between January 1 and August 31, 2026 is October 31, 2025.

Each application is assessed by the CzechLit Travel Committee, which determines the level of support and makes recommendations to the ML regarding the provision of funding.

Detailed information for authors and organisers, including conditions and the required application forms, can be found here.

The deadline for the first round of the programme for 2026 is November 15th 2025.

The Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic invites publishers, translators, and cultural organisations to apply for funding through the Support Programme for Publishing Translations of Czech Literature Abroad.

The programme provides financial support for projects that bring Czech literature to international audiences through high-quality translations and publications.

Eligible applicants include foreign publishers, translators, and institutions publishing Czech works in translation. Application deadline for the first round for 2026 is November 15, 2025. Grants may cover translation costs, production, copyright fees, and related expenses.

Application forms, and more details are available on the CzechLit website here, and the Ministry’s website here.

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The Ministry of Culture will support a total of 149 projects.

The Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic has released the results of the Support Programme for Publishing Translations of Czech Literature Abroad for 2025 – second round. Confirmation letters will be sent to individual applicants via email during July and August.

All information, including the link to download the document with the supported projects, can be found on the Ministry’s website here.

The deadline for the second round for 2025 is November 15th.

Words in Motion, Tricky Questions and Pitches, Traveling North or to Frankfurt am Main.

These are just some of the topics to be explored by the Czech Literary Centre (CzechLit), a section of the Moravian Library (ML), at this year’s edition of the international book fair and literary festival Book World Prague (15 to 18 May).

The key part of CzechLit’s activities at this year’s Book World Prague is connected with preparations for the Czech Republic’s guest of honour appearance at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2026. During the Frankfurt Book Fair, the Czech Republic would like to present as many current book translations from Czech as possible. For that reason, CzechLit invited fifteen foreign publishers from several European countries to the fair to help them arrange meetings with their Czech counterparts and deepen mutual collaboration and efforts in publishing contemporary Czech literature in foreign languages. Representatives from three publishing houses in Germany, two in Spain, two in the UK and five in France together with publishers from Switzerland, Sweden, and the Netherlands accepted the invitation. CzechLit in partnership with CEEBM (Central and East European Book Market – the programme section of the Book World) has prepared a specialised programme for them. It will feature
Professor Petr A. Bílek, among others, who will introduce publishers to current Czech book production and trends.

The hosting and benefits of the Frankfurt Book Fair for Czech writers will also be presented by CzechLit director Martin Krafl at an event where he will talk about the hosting project.

“I am very happy that Anna Luňáková, Petr Borkovec, and Jan Němec will be joining me in the discussion on how to support original works of literature as part of the Frankfurt project and on the Novel for Frankfurt competition. As president of ENLit (European Network for Literary Translation), I also appreciate that colleagues from 20 countries have accepted the invitation to Prague for their meeting on May 14. ENLit brings together major European state and non-state book institutions and organisations that support and promote national literature abroad, or literature in general. CzechLit has been an active member of the network since 2019. Among other things, ENLit members will participate in a professional programme of the Book World fair. I believe that the debate with them will be appreciated both by translators and visitors interested in connecting Czech and foreign literature,” says Martin Krafl, Director of the Czech Literary Centre, about the programme at the Book World.

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Part of the CzechLit’s professional programme focuses on the work of literary translators as without them the goals of the hosting programme could not be achieved. It will kick off with an interesting discussion on how to pitch a book to an American publisher, featuring prominent foreign literary professionals. The programme continues with a discussion among young Czech female translators involved in the European project CELA. This will be followed by a playful workshop entitled “Si to zkus!“ (“Give It a Try”) on Saturday, 17 May. The workshop will be run by translator Michala Marková, who will share her experience of what an English translator needs to know (apart from the language itself). She will highlight the pitfalls and hardships of working as a literary translator.

CzechLit is joining the programme of this year’s 30th anniversary fair, themed “30! The Energy of Youth – The Wisdom of Books” with a discussion bringing together foreign writers in their thirties from Spain, Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine, who are also involved in the CELA project and will be appearing before a Czech audience for the first time.

“I am thrilled to welcome Ukrainian writer Eugenia Kuznetsova, who received a special mention from the jury of the European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL) in 2022. This year, a Czech translation of her comic book Krátké dějiny ukrajinského boršče (A Brief History of Ukrainian Borscht) was published by Centrala publishing house,” adds Michala Čičváková, coordinator of international cooperation for German-speaking countries at CzechLit.

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The guest of honour at the 2025 Book World is Portugal. Therefore, the Czech Literary Centre, in cooperation with CAMÕES – Portuguese Centre in Prague, has prepared a series of debates bringing together Czech and Portuguese writers.

“I believe that events such as the discussion with Kateřina Tučková and Portuguese writer Lídia Jorge on writing about freedom, or Bianca Bellová’s interview with Gonçalo M. Tavares on dystopias in the contemporary world, will appeal to audiences of all interests and ages. I would also like to invite visitors to the closing event of CzechLit’s programme on Sunday (18 May): Ángelo Nestore, a non-binary artist and poet living in Spain, and Jana Orlová, a Czech poet and performer, will present a joint site-specific performance that follows the publication of a bilingual anthology of Czech queer poetry in Spanish translation,” explains Kateřina Chromková, coordinator of international cooperation for Spanish-speaking and Lusophone countries, about the programme of the Czech Literary Centre at the Book World.

The schedule of events organized by the Czech Literary Centre at Book World Prague can be found HERE.