• Workshops run from Monday to Wednesday from 10:00AM to 12:30AM for the 3-week duration of the program.

    They are divided into verse and prose. Each workshop is lead by at least two alternating professors from our permanent faculty. We will determine which of the two you will join.

  • LECTURES AND SYMPOSIUMS

    • up to 5 different lectures or panel debates on various relevant topics

    LITERARY READINGS

    • 3 in-person readings

    • a virtual reading screened at a local cinema

    • a final student reading where you will present the work you have done

    EXCURSIONS

    • a walking tour of Prague

    • a day trip outside of Prague* (train and entrance tickets not included in price)

    • a literature-themed museum excursion

    PARTIES

    • the opening party (and plenty of Czech food)

    • the closing party (and plenty of Czech food)

  • During May and June, we will conduct a virtual manuscript conference with each individual accepted into the program.

    During the program, Richard Katrovas will hold office hours on Thursdays and Fridays.

    Each PSP participant will have an additional manuscript conference, virtually, during the program with a member of the PSP’s permanent faculty, or with another respected writer/writing pedagogue.

  • The PSP has partnered with local community-driven organizations all around the historical center.

    You will get to participate in workshops under decorated wooden ceilings from the renaissance while looking out upon Old Town Square at the Prague Creative Center, attend literary readings in the cellar of the Shakespeare and Son’s bookstore under the Charles’ Bridge, and enjoy lectures in a sunny room in the tranquil Kampa park next to the Vltava river.

  • The price includes all of the above-mentioned events and academic services as well as a public transit pass for the duration of the program. It does not include housing.

    • $2,300

    • $1,500 ... for matriculating undergraduates with recommendations from their professors

    • $1,500 ... for writers with MFA or PhD degrees

    • $1,000 ... for matriculating graduate students (MFA or PhD) with recommendations from their professors

    • 11,000 CZK … for applicants currently living in Czechia or citizens of Ukraine

    You will be asked to provide proof of pricing category in your application.

  • Applications are open throughout the year.

    On the application page, you will be asked to fill in some personal information, to fill in your pricing category, and to upload a writing manuscript (10 pages of prose or 5 pages of poetry).

    We will get back to you in the following days. If accepted, we will communicate all the necessary steps you will need to take to officially enroll.