SLS Italy will resume in 2010. Submit your application now!

    Following are a list of items we ask you to ensure are prepared before beginning the application:

Complete a brief (one-page) statement outlining the ways in which you hope to benefit from SLS.
Include information about your background in the arts and literature.
There is a $150 application fee which can be paid online through PayPal after you've submitted the application.
Upon submitting the online application, please mail a sample of your work (10-15 pages of poetry, no more than 25-30 double-spaced pages of prose, dramatic work, travel writing, translation, or criticism). If you prefer you may print out the form and send it in by post with your deposit and writing sample.

Begin the application

Please note: applicants will be accepted into the program on a first-come, first-served basis. This program is competitive and the space is limited, so apply early! Early registration is the only guarantee of placement in the seminar section you request.

We review applications on a rolling basis.

All checks must be made payable to Summer Literary Seminars and mailed to:

SLS Italy
PO Box #16 Brooklyn, NY
11222-0016