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One of the most renown literary events in Europe is the Prague annual writers' festival. The atmosphere of this intellectual gathering is very
lively and creative. It started in 1980 in London, but it was moved to the Czech capital in 1991.
Writers such as Ivan Klima, Ludvic Vaculik, Irwine Welsh, Salman Rushdie have discussed topics like "Divorce of politics and culture..." In 2005 the Festival took place in Vienna, and there are possibilities that it visits New York and Athens, too.
The festival is getting more and more popular; many of the discussions and events are transmitted directly over the Internet. The dramaturgy and atmosphere of the festival is unique.
The festival organizes also related literary events all throughout the year.

Athens. It gains considerable media coverage and many of the events are broadcast via the internet. Every year several internationally distinguished writers are presented. In the recent past, these have included such as John Banville, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Salman Rushdie, Irvine Welsh, William Styron or Nadine Gordimer. The main media partner of the PWF is the British daily newspaper the Guardian, which often refers to Festival events, issues and news on its cultural pages. The PWF can be seen from anywhere around the world connected to the internet – interested people can see both streamed live broadcasts and archived broadcasts on their monitors. The dramaturgy and atmosphere of the festival is unique. The usual program consists of afternoon conversations between writers, and in the evenings writers' readings and during the day other support actions such as book signings in bookstores, concerts or film projections. Festival events are normally translated by simultaneous interpreting into Czech and/or English. The PWF also works throughout the year, organising other related events.

The festival has a programme for supporting students.