Magnesia Litera
Magnesia Litera Book Award
The purpose of the annual Magnesia Litera Book Award is to find and promote best books from the previous year. The award is presented by an independent body consisting of the following members: Academy of Science of the Czech Republic, Czech Centre of International P.E.N., Czech section of IBBY, Writers’ Guild, Translators‘ Guild, Czech Literary Fund Foundation, and Association of Czech Booksellers and Publishers.
Prizes are awarded in 9 categories at the evening ceremony in the Prague City Library. Czech Television broadcasted the ceremony directly.