Director
Martin Krafl
Area of responsibility: international projects and presentation of the Czech Republic at book fairs
Programme coordinator of the presentation of the Czech Republic as a guest country at the Leipzig Book Fair 2019 and the Czech Year of Culture in Leipzig (October 2018–November 2019; Moravian Library Brno and Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic).
From October 2007 to March 2017 he worked in the diplomatic service of the Czech Republic. He worked for the Czech centres – from October 2007 to June 2011 he was director of the Czech Centre in Berlin, from January 2012 to March 2017 director of the Czech Centre Vienna for Austria and Switzerland, and from June 2014 to September 2016 president of the Austrian European Union National Institutes for Culture EUNIC Austria. In 2016, he was a consultant to EUNIC GLOBAL in Brussels as a member of an expert group for European clusters. In previous years he worked for the president of the Czech Republic, Václav Havel, and in the media (Czech Television, Czech Radio, RTL, etc.)
International Cooperation Coordninator
Michala Čičváková
Area of responsibility: German-speaking region
Studied German and art history in Brno and completed periods of study in Germany and Austria. She has worked as a coordinator of international cooperation for a number of years, implemented European projects in the field of education, and worked as a translator and language teacher.
E: Michala.Cicvakova@czechlit.cz
International Cooperation Coordninator
Sára Vybíralová
Area of responsibility: French-speaking region, The Susanna Roth Award
Studied French and history at the Faculty of Arts in Prague and went on to complete a joint doctorate in Prague and Paris. She writes prose, translates from French and collaborates with literary journals on an irregular basis. She previously worked as a publishing editor.
E: Sara.Vybiralova@czechlit.cz
International Cooperation Coordninator
Tadeáš Dohňanský
Area of responsibility: Polish-speaking region, travel grants, production
He specialized in historical–literary studies, Polish studies and comparative studies in Pardubice and Prague, before continuing with a doctorate course. He has been awarded scholarship residencies as well as research and professional fellowships in Poland. He translates from Polish, is a member of the editorial board of the online literary magazine iLiteratura.cz, and occasionally contributes to Czech and foreign periodicals. He previously worked at the Galerie Rudolfinum for several years.
E: Tadeas.Dohnansky@czechlit.cz
International Cooperation Coordninator
Jan Musil
Area of responsibility: English-speaking countries, CzechLit website Editor
He studied Czech, English, and Comparative Literature at the Faculty of Arts in Prague before pursuing a PhD. He has received scholarship residencies and held research and professional fellowships in Leipzig, Vienna, Cambridge, and London. A translator from English and German, he is also an editor at Plav, a monthly magazine of world literature, and a regular contributor to Czech and international journals. He previously worked as a translator and secondary school teacher.