Connecting Emerging Literary Artists (CELA) is a talent development project for the new generation of European literary voices across 11 different countries.
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CELA connects 165 literary artists across 11 European countries. Together, the partners and participants of the project are bridging the gaps between each other, the publishing industry and the European public.
Literary Talks 2025 follows the theme "Archaeology of Memory" this year. The events from the program will be in three different spaces: Sofia Largo (Ancient Complex "Serdika"), National Archaeological Institute with Museum - BAS and Shtrak.
In 2025, Book World Prague celebrates its 30th edition — a milestone honouring three decades of literature, dialogue, and discovery. This year’s motto, “30! Energy of the Youth – Wisdom of Books”, reflects the dynamic interplay between new literary voices and the enduring power of the written word.
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Dive into our portals
Discover the work of our translators and writers via eight dynamic portals, each offering a journey into a curated selection of translated stories. These portals offer various interesting themes—identity, migration, belonging, language, magic, and resistance—creating a space for cross-cultural dialogue. By bridging linguistic and national boundaries, CELA’s publications celebrate the richness of European storytelling, offering new perspectives that connect us all today.
Portal of the month
Una declaración de dependencia
Kraj
De metro
Een paar verdwaalde minuten
All portals
Time After Time
Explore or alter the physics, the histories and the inevitability of time
Through the Rabbit Holes
Wander into magical realms and fantastical worlds where reality is constantly redefined or questioned
Goosebumps and Brain Freeze
Provoke your survival skills. Expose yourself to danger, exciting mysteries and mindbending realities
Ourselves and Others
Explore identity and connection through the body, family dynamics and self-reflection
Should I Stay or Should I Go
Take a journey through the tension between staying and leaving, journeys of personal growth and travelogues
A Change is Gonna Come
Reflect on themes of resistance, power dynamics, and the insistence on transformation for another now
Where the Wild Things Grow
Celebrate our ecological and ritual connections with Mother Earth and the cosmos
Alone With the World
Portraits of the struggle to find belonging in a world that feels unfairly unfamiliar