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.
News | 23. 3. 2017
Bilingual ‘New Czech Literature’ brochure published
The English-German publication features 40 Czech books from 2016.
Magnesia Litera nominations revealed
The prestigious Czech literary award has announced its nominations for 2017.
Grants, scholarships... | 28. 2. 2017
Results of the first round of 2017 translation grants from the Czech Ministry of Culture
The Ministry has allocated more than €210,000 for 90 translations of Czech literature.
News | 3. 2. 2017
German play and Czech film of Jaroslav Rudiš’s ‘National Avenue’
The German premiere of Nationalstrasse took place on 29th January at the Bremen Municipal Theatre.