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Grants, scholarships... | 26. 9. 2017

Czech Literary Centre spring 2018 residencies

The Czech Literary Centre, a section of the Moravian Library, announces its spring 2018 (March–June) residencies in Prague and Brno.

Grants, scholarships... | 12. 9. 2017

Czech Literary Centre grants for authors travelling to literary events

The Czech Literary Centre, a section of the Moravian Library, announces its programme for the support of Czech authors travelling to literary events.

Grants, scholarships... | 1. 9. 2017

Results of the second round of 2017 translation grants from the Czech Ministry of Culture

The Ministry has allocated more than €85,000 for 39 translations of Czech literature.

Grants, scholarships... | 17. 7. 2017

Successful Czech Literary Centre residency applications announced

The CLC received 124 applications from 35 countries.

News | 11. 7. 2017

Short story by Jana Šrámková in English anthology of European short stories for children

The story by Šrámková is part of the Aarhus 39 anthology.

Awards | 26. 6. 2017

Tomáš Halík wins Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award

I Want You to Be was awarded the gold medal in the philosophy category by the American Library Association.

Awards | 20. 6. 2017

Petra Hůlová’s ‘Three Plastic Rooms’ receives PEN Translates award

Alex Zucker’s English translation of Hůlová’s fourth novel will be published in November.

News | 7. 6. 2017

Online journal seeks Czech stories in English translation

Underpass.co is an online journal for modern literature in translation.

Grants, scholarships... | 6. 6. 2017

New grants for publishing Czech literature abroad

The Czech Ministry of Culture now offers grants for copyright costs, printing, design, promotion and excerpt translations.

Awards | 6. 6. 2017

Tomáš Halík nominated for Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award

The award honours the best books from US independent publishers.