Jonáš Zbořil

writer, poet, and journalist

Jonáš Zbořil (* 1988) is a Czech writer, poet, and journalist. He studied Czech and English at Charles University’s Faculty of Education. He made his literary debut in 2013 with the poetry collection Podolí, which was nominated for the Jiří Orten Award and the Magnesia Litera Discovery of the Year. He followed this up with the collection Nová divočina (New Wilderness, 2020), and in 2024 he published his prose debut Flora, a dystopian novella about parenthood, nature, and humanity’s changing relationship with the world around us. The translation rights to the book have been sold in nineteen languages, including English, German, and French. Zbořil’s writing is characterised by an intimate, down-to-earth style that connects everyday experience with environmental and existential themes. He previously worked for a number of years at the Czech public radio station Radio Wave, where he hosted the literary programme Liberatura. He is currently the editor of the culture section of the news website Seznam Zprávy.