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.
2016 Czech IBBY Honour Lists
The annual awards are for Czech authors and illustrators of children’s books.
News | 9. 1. 2017
New centre for Czech literature in Prague
Diplomat, translator and journalist, Petr Janyška, was chosen as the director of the České literární centrum (Czech Literary Centre).
Awards | 9. 1. 2017
Radka Denemarková receives Wald Press Award
The annual prize is given to those who selflessly help others in need.
News | 5. 1. 2017
Jiří Hájíček in the Best European Fiction 2017 anthology
Short stories featured in the book receive international media coverage and are included in a number of readings in the US and Europe.
Josef Škvorecký Award for Zuzana Brabcová’s ‘Aviaries’
Brabcová’s last novel was published posthumously to widespread critical acclaim.
Contests | 21. 11. 2016
Call for Submissions: 2017 Susanna Roth Award
For the fourth annual international competition for young translators, contestants must translate an excerpt from Bianca Bellová’s The Lake.