A two-week residency for four author duos is currently underway at Wiepersdorf Castle in Germany, where they are working on new book projects for children and young readers. The residency was established in collaboration with the Czechia2026 project, the Knižní lázně festival, and Schloss Wiepersdorf, with financial support from the Czech-German Future Fund. The selected author duos are: Lukáš Csicsely and Domik Tyl; Alice Krajčírová and Anna Kulíčková; Markéta Pilátová and Monika Hajek; Anna Štičková and Veronika Bílková.
Participants had the opportunity to consult on their projects with Czech illustrator Michaela Kukovičová. This week, German author, illustrator, and publisher Rita Fürstenau, founder of the acclaimed publishing house Rotopol also visited the residency.
An expert committee selected the pair from among eight submitted applications. The committee consisted of Renáta Fučíková from the Dramaturgical Council of the Czechia 2026 project, Klára Khine representing the Knižní lázně festival, and Barbora Müllerová and Naděžda Bilinová from the Lustr International Festival of Illustration and Comics.
