CEEBM PROGRAM

Wednesday May 13

Venue: PRAGUE CASTLE 

16.00-16.30 CEEBM Fellowship Meeting + Romanian Book Market Overview – Alex Popescu from the Ministry of Culture Romania / upon invitation

17.00 Writing from the Edge: Adrian Schiop (RO) and Marek Torčík (CZ) meet in a debate on literature, identity and the margins of society. / open to public

CEEBM Welcome Party / upon invitation

Thursday May 14

Venue: BOHEMIA PAVILION / registered only

08.30–9.15 Registration and coffee, Bohemia Pavilion 

14.00-18.00 B2B meetings, Bohemia Pavilion 

Venue: GAUČ / open to public

9:30 Introduction and orientation 

10.00 Book Markets in Context: Comparing National Frameworks and Support Models

Moderator: Jan Musil (CZ)
Speakers: Oksana Babenko (UA), Viktor Lilov (BG), Anže Miš (SI), Christine Swedowsky (US)

11.30 Visual Narratives Across Borders: International Collaboration in Children's Book Illustration

Moderator: Ulla Saar (EE)

Speakers: Petra Nováková (CZ), Wout Schildermans (BE), Nadiia Velychko (UA)

12.30 Romanian Literature Today: Trends, Voices and Market Perspectives

Moderator: Alexandru Popescu

Speakers: Livia Stoia, Eli Bădică, Cătălina Bălan, Florin Lăzărescu

14.00 Book-to-Screen: From a best-selling book to a successful series: "Gerta Schnirch" by Katerina Tučková

Moderator: Niki Théron (DE)

Speakers: Kateřina Tučková (CZ), Ondřej Gabriel (CZ), Tereza Polachová (CZ)

15.00 Pecha Kucha Book Market – 5 presentations

16.00 Comics Rights in Central and Eastern Europe: How to get more rights circulating within our region?

Moderator: Ivanka Hahnenberger (CH)

Speakers: Ruslana Koropetska (UA), Pavel Mandys (CZ), Ramona Tanase (RO)

Venue: ROMANIAN STAND

18:00 Romanian Wine to celebrate Romania as Guest of Honour in Book World Prague 2027

Friday May 15

Venue: BOHEMIA PAVILION / registered only

9.00-10.00 Coffee and networking in Bohemia Pavilion

13.00-18.00 B2B Meetings, Bohemia Pavilion 

Venue: GAUČ / open to public

10.00 Contemporary Czech Literature. Lecture by Prof. Petr A. Bílek, Charles University in Prague

11:00 'Czech Wave' in Frankfurt/Main: Translated literature of the Guest of Honour Moderator: Martin Krafl (CZ)
Speakers: Czech Ministry of Culture Representative, Simone Bühler (DE), Veronika Chaloupková (CZ), Pavlína Juračková (CZ)

12.00 Navigating Sensitive Subjects: Censorship and Controversial Content in Publishing

Moderator: Jitka Hanušová (CZ)

Speakers: Darta Sika (LV), Yoav Reiss (IL), Katalin Vas (HU)

The whole event is in English.

Before we meet in May, you may read the article about the last edition of CEEBM and also about the whole Book World Prague 2025.