Marie Šťastná

Who is Marie Šťastná?

Marie Šťastná is a Czech poet. She has a degree in Art History and History of Culture from the University of Ostrava.

She participated in Ortenova Kutná Hora, a literary competition for poets under 22 years of age.

1999-Third place

2000-Honourable mention

2001-Second to third place

2002-Honourable mention

2003-First place

In 2004 she received the Jiří Orten's Award, a prestigious award for authors under thirty years, for her collection of poems, Krajina s Ofélií. Juror Ivan Binar said "The unsightly book with a suspicious title was a great surprise and pleasure for me. I began reading, and didn't stop until I reached the end".

In 2010 she was awarded the Dresdner Lyrikpreis.

Šťastná regularly holds public readings of her works in Ostrava and Brno, but also attends larger literature events such as "Literature May". She lives in Prague, Czech Republic.