Authors' Reading Month

Authors' Reading Month
(Měsíc autorského čtení)
Arnost Lustig, Authors' Reading Month 2009, Brno, Czech Republic
Map
AddressDominikánská 9, 602 00 Brno
Brno, Moravia
Czech Republic
Coordinates49°11′36″N 16°36′23″E / 49.1934056°N 16.6065217°E / 49.1934056; 16.6065217
OwnerVětrné mlýny Publishers
Opened1 July 2000
Website
Měsíc autorského čtení

Authors' Reading Month is the largest Central European literary festival running annually since 2000.[1][2][3] The organiser is the Větrné mlýny Publishers, (Brno, CZ) and the festival takes place every July 1–31. Every day 2–3 readings take place performed by writers of the host country and writers from the festival guest country.

At present (as of 2016), the festival takes place in 5 cities simultaneously, spanning 4 countries: Brno and Ostrava (CZ), Wroclaw (PL), Košice (SK), and Lviv (UA).[4][5] In 2020 the festival guest country was Hungary.[needs update]

Arnošt Goldflam at the Authors' Reading Month 2010, Brno, Czech Republic
Jan Balaban at the Authors' Reading Month 2009, Brno, Czech Republic
Ivan Martin Jirous at the Authors' Reading Month 2010, Brno, Czech Republic
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  2. ^ Honajzrová, Jitka. "Literární festival Měsíc autorského čtení" [The Literary Festival Authors' Reading Month]. An unpublished master's thesis. Masaryk University, Brno, 2010.
  3. ^ Konrád, Daniel (1 July 2015). "Do mlýnů fouká z Východu. Měsíc autorského čtení přiváží ukrajinské spisovatele". ihned.cz. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Authors' Reading Month - EFFE". effe.eu. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Authors Reading Month - sweny-studio". sweny-studio.com. 23 August 2016. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.