Third Festival-Workshop for Young Authors «Propysy»

On August 28–31 in Ivano-Frankivsk the third festival-workshop for young authors "Propysy" will take place. Over four days, events are planned for everyone interested in contemporary Ukrainian culture, as well as a closed professional programme for young authors.

The festival will open on August 28 on the territory of Promprylad in Ivano-Frankivsk, with the participation of Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ostap Slyvynskyi and the emerging authors who will take part in the professional programme of "Propysy".

💬 "The 'Propysy' Festival is an environment. It is diverse, yet always open, empathetic, supportive. Over four days, residents of Ivano-Frankivsk and visitors to the city will be able to listen to panel conversations with Ukrainian writers moderated by emerging authors, attend poetry readings and hear fresh texts from the participants. 'Propysy' is not a 'warm bath' for debut authors. It is more of a gentle start, after which one can move forward with confidence," shared Ostap Slyvynskyi, curator of the "Propysy" project, poet and translator.

During the festival, panel conversations will take place with Iryna Tsilyk and Yurii Andrukhovych. They will be moderated by authors — participants of the professional programme taking place in Ivano-Frankivsk on August 28–31.
The emerging authors, among them Bondar Dariia, Holovko Sofiia, Kozlovets Yelyzaveta, Kulish Yuliia, Olenka Sakhar Zemli (Olena Sokolovska), Poberezhnyy Vitaliy, Kharabuha Anastasiia, Khrystenko Maksym, Tsisar Asia, Shyiko Marta, were selected through a competition. During the festival they will present their poetry and prose to the general public.

Everyone who wishes can also attend a concert by the band "La Blur".

🗓 PUBLIC PROGRAMME OF THE FESTIVAL-WORKSHOP "PROPYSY":
Address: Promprylad. Renovatsiia (Ivano-Frankivsk, vul. Ukrainskoi Peremohy, 23).
Admission is free.

🔹Day 1 (28.08)
12:00–12:45 Opening of the festival, welcoming remarks: Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ostap Slyvynskyi (Sens at Promprylad)
19:00–20:30 "Poetry Propysy": poetry readings by participants of past "Propysy" festivals. Reading: Orysia Hrudka, Rostyslav Kuzyk, Sofiia Lenartovych, Iryna Martsyniuk, Anna Yutchenko. Moderator: Ostap Slyvynskyi (Event Hall)

🔹Day 2 (29.08)
19:00–20:00 Presentation of the book "How to Write a Book. A Concentrated Course in Writing Craft". With the participation of Taras Prokhasko, Bohdana Romantsova, Ostap Slyvynskyi, Dmytro Stretovych (Sens at Promprylad)
20:30–22:00 "Flowing": an evening of poetry readings, literary performances and multimedia projects by participants of "Propysy – 2025" (Event Hall)

🔹Day 3 (30.08)
20:00–21:30 Panel conversation and literary reading with Iryna Tsilyk (moderated by festival participants) (Sens at Promprylad)

🔹Day 4 (31.08)
18:00–19:30 Panel conversation and literary reading with Yurii Andrukhovych (moderated by festival participants) (Sens at Promprylad)
19:30–20:30 Festival closing. Participants present fresh texts and ideas (Sens at Promprylad)
21:00–23:00 Concert by the band "La Blur" (Courtyard Stage/Amphitheatre)

Alongside the public events of "Propysy", a closed professional programme for emerging authors will take place, within which the "Propysy" participants will work on their pieces in individual sessions with mentors — Taras Prokhasko, Natalkа Vorozhbyt, Bohdana Romantsova. In addition, lectures and workshops for the finalists in Ivano-Frankivsk will be conducted by Iryna Chuzhynova, Iryna Slavinska, Liuba Ilnytska, Tetiana Teren, Marichka Paplauskaite, Ihor Bilyts, Iryna Tsilyk, Yurii Andrukhovych. Participants will also take part in a film screening with Roman Malynovskyi.

The organiser of the "Propysy-2025" festival is Ukrainian PEN. The main partner of "Propysy" is the reading-promotion programme "Tekstura", implemented by the "Tепле місто" platform.
The festival is held with the support of the Renaissance Foundation.
Festival partners: Promprylad, the Ivano-Frankivsk National Academic Drama Theatre named after Ivan Franko, the festival "Zemlia poetiv"
Media partners: "Chytomo", Suspilne Kultura, Radio Kultura, Suspilne Ivano-Frankivsk, "Sensor".