Awards | 6. 4. 2016
Czech guide to Prague awarded special mention at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Illustrator Michaela Kukovičová and author Olga Černá received the special mention for This is Prague.
Awards | 5. 4. 2016
2016 Magnesia Litera winners announced
The two main awards go to Daniela Hodrová and Anna Bolavá.
News | 31. 3. 2016
Two Czech novels on the Reading Europe list published in The Guardian
The list of Europe’s best novels by independent UK publishers was compiled by Dedalus Books.
Awards | 29. 3. 2016
Jiří Theiner Award goes to Dr Marketa Goetz-Stankiewicz
The professor emerita at the University of British Columbia will receive the award in May at Book World Prague.
Awards | 26. 3. 2016
‘The Pilot and the Little Prince’ shortlisted for the UK Literacy Association Book Award
Petr Sís’s biography of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry for children is nominated in the 7-11 category.
Invitation, News | 15. 3. 2016
The Czech Republic at the 2016 Leipzig Book Fair
Authors Jaroslav Rudiš, Petr Stančík, Milena Slavická, Jiří Dvořák and Jiří Padevět will present their latest books.
Awards | 11. 3. 2016
Czech Book Award longlist announced
The award aims to increase the number of translations of Czech literary fiction abroad.
Invitation | 9. 3. 2016
Reading and panel discussion with translator Alex Zucker in London
Alex Zucker will be discussing his new translation, Midway Upon the Journey of Our Life by Josef Jedlička, on 14 April.
News | 8. 3. 2016
Radka Denemarková in The Guardian
The newspaper has published an excerpt from her latest novel, A Contribution to the History of Joy, translated by Julia and Peter Sherwood.
Grants, scholarships... | 4. 3. 2016
The Czech Ministry of Culture has announced its supported translations for 2016
The Ministry has allocated more than €190,000 for 111 translations of Czech literature.