News | 24. 10. 2016
New additions to Karolinum’s Modern Czech Classics series
An English translation of Ladislav Fuks’, The Cremator, has just been published as a new addition to the series.
News | 28. 9. 2016
US feature ‘live-animation’ film of Hrabal’s Too Loud a Solitude seeks support
Actor Paul Giamatti will lend his voice to the novella’s main character Hanta.
News | 27. 9. 2016
The Czech Republic at the 2016 Frankfurt Book Fair
The focus of the Czech national stand this year is Václav Havel.
News | 15. 9. 2016
Feature film adaptation of Jiří Hájíček’s The Green Horse Rustlers
The film about frenzied illegal prospectors for the mineral moldavite premiered on 8th September.
News | 5. 9. 2016
English anthology of contemporary Czech speculative fiction released
The freely available e-book contains 10 stories by some of the best Czech sci-fi and fantasy authors.
Awards | 31. 8. 2016
Josef Škvorecký Award shortlist announced
The jury of the prestigious award will select the winner at the beginning of November.
News | 29. 8. 2016
Magdaléna Platzová and Tomáš Zmeškal at the Brooklyn Book Festival
The Czech authors will be speaking at events on 18th September.
Grants, scholarships... | 1. 8. 2016
Apply for the Prague City of Literature writer/translator in residence
Since receiving the title of UNESCO Creative City of Literature, Prague offers 6 residencies every year for authors and translators.
Winners of the 2016 Susanna Roth Award announced
More than 130 contestants from 12 countries entered the competition for beginner translators.
Grants, scholarships... | 21. 7. 2016
Results of the second round of 2016 translation grants from the Czech Ministry of Culture
The Ministry has allocated more than €38,000 for 23 translations of Czech literature.