A c k n o w l e d g e m e n t s


By „the sweet waters, the bitter waters,“ we enter our ninth year.
We express our sincere gratitude to:

David Owen, The Guardian
Mylene Sylvestre, The Guardian Europe
Jan Kasl, Lord Mayor, The City of Prague
Dr. János Schiffer, Deputy Mayor, The City of Budapest
Olbram Zoubek, Sculptor
PhDr. Miloslav Hušek, Ministry of Education
Ondřej Černý, Theatre Institute
Jakub Špalek, Gaspar Theatre
Miluše Viklická, Viola Theatre
Alexander Tomský, Academia Publishing
Dr. Klaus Tebbe, Paegas
Tereza Kakosová, Paegas
Josef Smrt, Global One
Jaroslav Menčl, Global One
Miroslav Res, Čedok
Jiří Hrabovský, Čedok
Frank Symes, Parker
Monika Čížková, DHL
Rudy Kozak, Compaq Computers
Scott Rogers, The Globe Bookstore and Coffeehouse
Petr Vodvářka, Australian Consulate
H.E. Peter Niesner, Austrian Embassy
Dr. Manfred Poiger, Austrian Cultural Institute
Mary O´Neill, The British Council
Sandra Stevenson, The British Council
Milada Nováková, The British Council
Jonathan Barker, The British Council, London
H.E. Ronald Halpin, Embassy of Canada
Lucie Čermáková, Embassy of Canada
H.E. Hagen von Lambsdorff, Embassy of The Federal Republic of Germany
Dr. Lorenz Barth, Embassy of The Federal Republic of Germany
Gabriele Becker, Goethe Institute
Dr. Michael de Lafontain, Goethe Institute
Spiros Vergos, Embassy of Greece - Press Office
Dr. Krisztina Reményi, Hungarian Cultural Institute
Dr. Béla Pomogáts, Hungarian Writers' Association
Eva Karádi, European Cultural Foundation, Budapest
H.E. Maurizio Moreno, Embassy of The Italian Republic
Angela Trezza Cabrales, Italian Cultural Institute
H.E Marek Pernal, Embassy of The Republic of Poland
Andrzej Jagodziński, Polish Institute
Luis M.M. Machado, Embassy of The Republic of Portugal
H.E. Ingmar Karlsson, Embassy of The Kingdom of Sweden
Jan Šádek, Embassy of The Kingdom of Sweden
Dagmar Hartlová, Embassy of The Kingdom of Sweden
Helen Sigeland, Swedish Institute, Stockholm
Sture Allén, Swedish Academy
Ake Erlandsson, Nobel's Library, Swedish Academy
Renée M. Earle, Embassy of The United States of America
Deborah McGeehon, Embassy of The United States of America
Markéta Kolářová Embassy of The United States of America
Andrea Vernerová, A.N.N.A. Agency
Simon King, Random House
Martha Pilkington, The Wylie Agency
Claudia Menza, CM Agency
John Calder, John Calder Publishers
Bill Godber, Turnaround
Piero della Scias, Librairie Actualités
Gabriel March, Archangel




Honourable mention:

Jiří Stránský, Czech Centre of International PEN Club, Vladimír Drábek, Prague International Marathon, Květa Podešvová, Zuzana Kolláthová, Prague City Hall, Lenka Seifterova, Markéta Pirklová, Lord Mayor's Office, Katarina Bílková, JC Decaux, Jana Janderová, Cetus, Robert Hron, Gaspar Theatre, Jana Burianová, Michal Dočekal, Komedie Theatre, Marilyn Biderman, McCelland & Stewart, Petr Valter, Karel Maruštík, Restaurant U pavouka, JuDr. Stanislav Brtník, Matyáš Nádassy, Čestmír Sajda, Ludvík Vaculík, Daniela Fischerová, Helena Kašová, Asolka Maniscalchi, Stanislav Tůma, Ivan Kuťák, Australia Council, the Federal Government’s Art Funding and Advisory Body, Arts Victoria, Městská galerie.

Special thanks:

Alexandra Büchler for her invaluable help and translations, as well as to James Naughton, master of ceremonies, Hana Žantovská, Petr Borkovec, Zbyněk Černík, Kinga Dornacher, Pavla Foglová, František Fröhlich, Zdeněk Frýbort, Dagmar Hartlová, Michael Hofmann, Michael Hulse, Radovan Charvát, Jiří Josek, Dick Kitto, Agáta Kratochvílová, Zuzana Mayerová, Edna McCown, Milan Navrátil, Táňa Ortová, Tim Parks, James Partridge, Antonín Pasienka, Anna Paterson, Luisa Quartermaine, Judith Sollosy, Elspeth Spottiswood, George Szirtes, Lucie Szymanowská, Joan Tate, Helena Tomanová-Weisová, Claudine Tourniaire, Markéta Vinická, John E. Woods, Richard Zenith and Květa Bursová.

Photo credits:

Jan Becker, Lucie Bělohradská, Miriam Berkeley, Mara Eggert, Lucy Fraser, Michal Hladík, André Holger, Ivan Kuťák, Stefano Lampredi, David Laurence, Cato Leén, Rossano B. Maniscalchi, Déri Miklós, Ulla Montan, The Nobel Foundation, Ladislav Neubert, George Stawicki, Olof Thiel, Maciej Zienkiewicz, Koncz Zsuza.

Design:

Olbram Zoubek´s sculpture „The Muse“.
two-dimensional adaptation by Josef Flejšar

Patron: The City of Prague

Sponsors:

The Guardian Europe, Paegas, Global One Communications, Čedok, Parker, DHL, Theatre Institute, Celetná Theatre, Atlas, Sprinx, Švédské listy, "The Globe" Bookstore and Coffeehouse

Michael March president, Prague Writers‘ Festival
Vlasta Brtníková vice-president and publisher
Karel Srp vice-president
Agáta Kratochvílová communications manager

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