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
14.00-18.00 B2B meetings

Venue: GAUČ / open to public
9:30 Introduction and orientation for registered guests

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
13.00-18.00 B2B meetings

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