Please join us for our annual IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series! This week’s event features IWP Residents Florencia del Campo (Spain), and Agnes Chew (Singapore). They will be accompanied by current Iowa Writers' Workshop student, Audrey Cherchiara.Florencia del Campo (fiction writer; Argentina/Spain) is the author of four novels: the first one is La huésped (2016), for which del Campo was a finalist for the 2014 Premio Equis de Novela. In 2017, she published Madre mía. Her third novel, La...

Harlem Quartet is a New York-based, award-winning ensemble engaged in a week-long residency at the University of Iowa alongside renowned Imani Winds Ensemble and poet and orator A.B. Spellman.

WME Agent Dorian Karchmar, will have a conversation and Q&A at the NWP House on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 2 p.m.530 N. Clinton St., Iowa City.

Literary translation is not so black-and-white. What makes or breaks a quality translation? These essays explore personal experiences with literary translation, and the challenging task of changing or muting unique cultural expressions to fit a broader audience.The IWP Friday Panel Discussion series provides an opportunity for the residents of Iowa City to meet and converse with writers from around the world who are the Fall 2025 Writers in Residence at the University of Iowa International...

In conjunction with the INTO LIGHT Project's Iowa exhibition DRUG ADDICTION: Real People, Real Stories, currently on display at the Old Capitol Museum, our program series Exhibition Spotlight returns with two very special webinars.

An annual journalism and technology conference about mobile media and digital technology best practices

Waters of the United States is an unprecedented exploration of the history of the 'waters of the United States'—and its importance for today’s efforts to conserve a critical natural resource.

Join us at the Shambaugh House for our Friday Night reading series. This event will feature visiting writers Azhari Aiyub and Hyukin Michaela Kwon.

Please join us for our annual IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series! This week’s event features IWP Residents Rajaa Alsanea (Saudi Arabia), Yu Yuen Lan (Hong Kong), and Kazim Ali (United States).Rajaa Alsanea الصانع رجاء (novelist, endodontist; Saudi Arabia) is known for her debut novel Girls of Riyadh, recently dramatized by BBC Radio. Translated into 30+ languages and a bestseller in Europe and the Middle East, it was nominated for the 2009 International Dublin Literary Award. Widely studied in...

The Truman Capote Award Ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. Oct. 15 in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber, featuring remarks by the winner and a reception in the Old Capitol Rotunda. The ceremony and reception are open to the public.To subscribe to a weekly emailing list of Writers' Workshop events, please fill in the linked form or email iww@uiowa.edu with “Events Mailing List Subscribe” in the subject line.

Each of the International Writing Program's Fall Residencies ends with an "Images of America" open-mic panel where the writers speak on their time in Iowa and the United States, what they saw, what they learned, and what they will take home with them. This is always a funny, surprising, and poignant event, so we hope you'll have time to join us.The IWP Friday Panel Discussion series provides an opportunity for the residents of Iowa City to meet and converse with writers from around the world who...

Join us at the Shambaugh House for our Friday Night reading series. This event will feature visiting writers Ikram Basra, Wang Yixin, and Keren Margalit.

Please join us for our annual IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series! This week’s event features IWP Residents Grigor Shashikyan (Armenia) andRoxana Crisólogo (Peru/Finland). They will be accompanied by Iowa Writers' Workshop Poetry student Warren Longmire.Grigor Shashikyan Գրիգոր Շաշիկյան (pen name Grig) Գրիգ (fiction writer, literary critic; Armenia) is the author of three books, two of which — Հիսուսի կատուն [Jesus' Cat] (2015) and Friedensdorf [Peace Village] (2023) — have been bestselling...

VIEWS Presents: Sofia Samatar Reading & Q&A

Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop is back for the Fall Semester!Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection. Each session will be led by a different talented writer from our area, who will be offering a new prompt and a new approach to ekphrastic writing (writing inspired by visual art). Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave with the beginning of a newly written piece.Co-sponsored by Iowa City Poetry. Teen and...

Interested in a career in publishing? In this session on Tuesday November 4 at 12pm at the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, Sara Jo Cohen, Editorial Director at University of Michigan Press, will reflect on her own career path, beginning with her undergraduate experience and the choices that helped shape her trajectory into academic publishing. She’ll discuss how she gained relevant experience, navigated early roles in the industry, and built a career in academic publishing. This is an...

Publishing a scholarly book is not a solitary act of authorship, but a collaborative process in which scholars work with a team of editors. Scholars don’t just submit manuscripts; they engage in sustained dialogue with editors who help to shape, refine, and position their work. Far from being gatekeepers, acquisition editors are collaborators, advocates, and stewards of knowledge. Their work is especially critical as they align the intellectual ambitions of scholars with the practical demands of...

Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session and...

Two Workshop grads will read from their debut books of poetry, Sara Gilmore from, The Green Lives, forthcoming in October from Fonograf Editions, and Alicia Wright from, You’re Called by the Same Sound, forthcoming from Thirdhand Books in August.To subscribe to a weekly emailing list of Writers' Workshop events, please fill in the linked form or email iww@uiowa.edu with “Events Mailing List Subscribe” in the subject line.Readings at Prairie Lights are sponsored by the Writing University.

Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop is back for the Fall Semester!Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection. Each session will be led by a different talented writer from our area, who will be offering a new prompt and a new approach to ekphrastic writing (writing inspired by visual art). Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave with the beginning of a newly written piece.Co-sponsored by Iowa City Poetry. Teen and...