News | 2. 2. 2018
Michal Ajvaz in the USA
The Czech author will take part in events in Washington DC and Los Angeles.
News | 22. 1. 2018
Petr Nikl nominated for 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
The Czech author and illustrator is one of 235 candidates from 60 countries.
Awards | 20. 1. 2018
Jaroslav Rudiš to receive German Preis der Literaturhauser (Award of Literature Houses)
The prestigious literary award will be presented at the Leipzig Book Fair on 15 March.
Awards | 12. 1. 2018
Call for Submissions: 2018 Susanna Roth Award
For the fifth annual international competition for young translators, contestants will translate an excerpt from Karel Veselý’s Bomb★Funk.
Grants, scholarships... | 11. 1. 2018
Spring 2018 travel grants — results
The Czech Literary Centre, a section of the Moravian Library, has allocated more than 13,000 EUR for events taking place between 1.2.2018–14.5.2018.
News | 20. 12. 2017
World Literature Today’s notable translations of 2017 list includes two Czech novels
Petra Hůlová’s Three Plastic Rooms and Marek Šindelka’s Aberrant.
Awards | 6. 12. 2017
Jiří Theiner Award – Call for nominations
The prize is named after the man who for many years was editor-in-chief of the magazine Index on Censorship.
Grants, scholarships... | 4. 12. 2017
Successful Czech Literary Centre residency applications announced
Nine residencies will be organised in the first half of 2018.
Grants, scholarships... | 21. 11. 2017
Czech Literary Centre grants for authors travelling to literary events in spring 2018
The deadline for applications for events taking place between 1.2.2018–14.5.2018 is 31.12.2017.
Awards | 20. 10. 2017
Jáchym Topol receives State Award for Literature
Topol received the the Czech Republic’s highest literary honour for his latest novel, A Sensitive Person, and his body of work.