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.
Awards | 7. 7. 2016
Antonín Bajaja and Miloš Urban nominated for Russian award
The award for foreign language books is organised by the Mayakovsky Library in St Petersburg.
News | 15. 6. 2016
2016 Authors’ Reading Month
The 17th annual literary festival will take place from 1st July to 4th August.
News | 2. 6. 2016
European Literature Night in Dublin included Martin Vopěnka’s ‘The Fifth Dimension’
The acclaimed Czech sci-fi novel was published in English in 2015.
Awards | 20. 5. 2016
2016 Jiří Orten Award and Czech Book Award winners announced
Sára Vybíralová won the Jiří Orten Award for Trigger, Markéta Baňková won the Czech Book Award for Triviality.
Awards | 3. 5. 2016
2016 Golden Ribbon Awards
The annual awards for children’s and young adult books were announced on 29 April.