Petra Soukupová
born 1982
prose writer, script writer
author of two books of fiction
graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (2008), working as a script writer; for her first novel K moři / To the Seaside she was awarded the Jiří Orten Prize (prestigious award for authors under 30), and shortlisted for the Magnesia Litera Prize for prose and the Josef Škvorecký Prize (all in 2008); she has also been awarded two important domestic prizes for her film scripts;
in 2009, she was shortlisted for the Josef Škvorecký Prize again, this time for her second novel Zmizet / To Disappear – and this book was in April 2010 awarded the main Magnesia Litera prize for The Book of the Year
prose writer, script writer
author of two books of fiction
graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (2008), working as a script writer; for her first novel K moři / To the Seaside she was awarded the Jiří Orten Prize (prestigious award for authors under 30), and shortlisted for the Magnesia Litera Prize for prose and the Josef Škvorecký Prize (all in 2008); she has also been awarded two important domestic prizes for her film scripts;
in 2009, she was shortlisted for the Josef Škvorecký Prize again, this time for her second novel Zmizet / To Disappear – and this book was in April 2010 awarded the main Magnesia Litera prize for The Book of the Year