Awards | 20. 6. 2017
Petra Hůlová’s ‘Three Plastic Rooms’ receives PEN Translates award
Alex Zucker’s English translation of Hůlová’s fourth novel will be published in November.
News | 7. 6. 2017
Online journal seeks Czech stories in English translation
Underpass.co is an online journal for modern literature in translation.
Grants, scholarships... | 6. 6. 2017
New grants for publishing Czech literature abroad
The Czech Ministry of Culture now offers grants for copyright costs, printing, design, promotion and excerpt translations.
Awards | 6. 6. 2017
Tomáš Halík nominated for Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award
The award honours the best books from US independent publishers.
Awards | 5. 6. 2017
Tom Stoppard Prize for Sylvie Richterová
The annual prize was first awarded in 1983 and is given to Czech authors for an essay of special significance.
Awards | 2. 5. 2017
Bianca Bellová receives 2017 EU Prize for Literature
Bellová’s novel The Lake (Jezero) was published in 2016 to widespread critical acclaim.
Awards | 28. 4. 2017
Magnesia Litera Awards presented at the National Theatre New Scene in Prague
Book of the year goes to Bianca Bellová for her novel Jezero (The Lake).
News | 5. 4. 2017
Apply for residencies in Prague and Brno organised by the Czech Literary Centre
The residencies are for foreign writers, translators, critics and literary scholars.
News | 29. 3. 2017
The Czech Republic guest of honour at the 2019 Leipzig Book Fair
Minister of Culture, Daniel Herman, signed the agreement confirming the Czech Republic as the guest of honour.
Czech authors Bellová, Maňák and Šindelka nominated for EU Prize for Literature
The award aims to put the spotlight on European contemporary fiction.