Bohumil Hrabal translation competition

[Jan Culik]

Young Translators’ competition to mark the centenary of the birth of 
Bohumil Hrabal
Call for Submissions

The Czech Centre London in collaboration with the Arts Institute in 
Prague is organising a competition for young translators up to 35 years 
of age living in the UK in honour of the 100th anniversary of the birth 
of the Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal.
Applicants are to translate a short story by Bohumil Hrabal Polomy v 
lese into English  and email their translation together with a short 
biography and, as applicable, a list of any previous translations to 
Renata Clark at the Czech Centre London clarkova at czechcentre.org.uk in 
an accessible Word or PDF format by 5 p.m. on 28 February 2014.

The competition is being run by Czech Centres in a number of countries 
and languages. In each country a board of jurors will announce the 
winning translator by 31 March 2014. The UK jury will be headed by David 
Short, whose own translation of Bohumil Hrabal’s Rukověť pábitelského 
učně will be published by Karolinum in January 2014 (as Rambling on: An 
Apprentice’s Guide to the Gift of the Gab).
The winners will be invited for a short stay in Prague on 14–16 May 2014 
(tbc) to participate in events related to Bohumil Hrabal’s anniversary; 
they will visit sites of interest connected with Hrabal’s life, meet 
some of Hrabal’s personal friends and scholars specializing in his work 
and, and of course meet each other. The concluding event with a proposed 
discussion forum (yet to be decided) will take place on the eve of the 
major literature festival Svět knihy (Book World).

To participate in the competition and to receive the text please contact 
Renata Clark, 0207 307 5182, clarkova at czechcentre.org.uk

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