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Oct 6, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Join us for the International Writing Program's Prairie Lights Reading Series this Sunday to hear readings by two 2024 Fall Residency writers and one University of Iowa MFA student. Phodiso Modirwa (poet, nonfiction writer; Botswana) is the author of Speaking in Code, a chapbook published by Akashic Books as part of the Tisa: New-Generation African Poets box set. She performed at the inauguration ceremony of the current president of Botswana, and her work has received the Botswana President...
Oct 8, 2024
5:00 PM
Join us at the Shambaugh House (430 N. Clinton St, Iowa City) for a reading by four IWP 2024 Fall Residency writers. Pervin Saket (poet, novelist, editor; India) is the author of the novel Urmila (2016), the poetry collection A Tinge of Turmeric (2009), and a series of 10 biographies in verse for children. She won the Srinivas Rayaprol Poetry Prize in 2021 and was awarded the Vancouver Manuscript Intensive Fellowship the same year. Her most recent poetry manuscript was a finalist for the Ga...
Oct 9, 2024
7:30 PM
Students from the UI Department of Theatre Arts bring the page to life in an evening of staged readings of work by the IWP (International Writing Program) Fall Residents. Global Express, now in its 23rd year, offers an exceptional peek into literary works by contemporary writers from around the world, and gives international writers the unique opportunity to see their work performed by students from the UI Department of Theatre Arts and local community members before an American audience. L...
Oct 9, 2024
7:30 PM
Writers from the International Writing Program’s 2024 Fall Residency provided short works in various forms, all of which were then adapted for the stage. See the fruits of this annual collaboration on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Alan MacVey theatre in the University of Iowa Theatre Building. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to partic...
Oct 11, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
A conversation between four IWP 2024 Fall Residency writers on the theme of "The Writer’s Voice and the Reader’s Ear," followed by Q&A. Free pizza will be provided to those who attend in person. This event is supported by University of Iowa International Programs and the Stanley-UI Foundation Support Organization. Join us in Meeting Room A of the Iowa City Public Library, or watch live online via the ICPL YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/thelibrarychannel Saad Z. Hossain (fiction writer; ...
Oct 13, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Join us for the International Writing Program's Prairie Lights Reading Series this Sunday to hear readings by two 2024 Fall Residency writers and one University of Iowa MFA student. Péter Závada (poet, playwright, translator, teacher; Hungary) is the author of the poetry collection Wreck in Lee (2017), for which he won the Horváth Péter Literary Scholarship, in addition to four other books of poetry. He is also a recipient of the Öarkény István Playwriting Scholarship (2016), the Móricz Zsi...
Oct 14, 2024
12:00 PM
Join University of Iowa Arborist Andy Dahl for a tour of the Literary Grove at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, featuring trees with connections to famous authors.
Oct 14, 2024
7:30 PM
How do politics affect what poets or novelists write, and even how they write it? How does literature inform political discourse? What is cultural diplomacy, why is it so important, and what is the UI’s role in promoting it? For this inaugural event in the Obermann Center’s new Counterpoint public conversation series, Christopher Merrill — poet, nonfiction writer, translator, editor, and director of the UI’s renowned International Writing Program — and Loren Glass, a historian of creative w...
Oct 15, 2024
7:30 PM
Sit in on a one-of-a-kind evening with writer and Iowa graduate Tracy Kidder, “a master of the nonfiction narrative” (Baltimore Sun), as he reflects on his lengthy literary career and reads from some of his bestselling work. The event will feature a conversation about the power of long-form investigative writing between Kidder and renowned author Stuart Dybek (73MFA), as well as a Q&A session and book signing. Register here: https://foriowa.info/3yUJ2h8 The author of nonfiction classics s...
Oct 18, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
A conversation between four IWP 2024 Fall Residency writers on the theme of "Balancing Life as an Artist," followed by Q&A. Free pizza will be provided to those who attend in person. This event is supported by University of Iowa International Programs and the Stanley-UI Foundation Support Organization. Join us in Meeting Room A of the Iowa City Public Library, or watch live online via the ICPL YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/thelibrarychannel Lisa Allen-Agostini (fiction writer, poet, ed...
Oct 19, 2024
10:00 AM
In this panel, writers will discuss place and setting as key in many kinds of writing. They will explore the following questions: How do you convey a sense of place or paint a unique landscape? In what ways does location contribute to your writing? Can a literary work truly be "universal," or will place always determine how a piece is understood? Featuring: Forrest Gander, Catarina Gomes (International Writing Program), Nurit Kasztelan (International Writing Program), Chris Offutt, and Perv...
Oct 19, 2024
2:30 PM
With his signature crackling prose, literary master Chris Offutt has staked out his own territory in crime fiction, a place of familial allegiances, old wounds, and revenge — the code of the hills. His new book, a sharp, twisty southern noir with echoes of James Sallis and Daniel Woodrell, will force Mick to face up to the way of life he thought he’d escaped. Chris Offutt is the author of two collections of short stories, three memoirs, and six novels. His books have been translated into 12...
Oct 19, 2024
2:30 PM
Cinematic Poetics Poets Hannah Bonner, Julia Anna Morrison, and Perry Janes read from their work and discuss the intersections of film and poetry. Location: Ulysses Modern Lounge at The Chauncey 2:30–3:30 p.m. Guests: Hannah Bonner, Julia Anna Morrison, Perry Janes FREE and open to the public
Oct 20, 2024
12:30 PM
Virtual Event
Poetry in Public celebrates our community’s rich literary tradition and local writing talent by displaying poems by writers of all ages. Hear from some of the 2024 Selected Poets. This event is live and in-person, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel Featuring special guest Iowa Student Poet Ambassador Tanya Rastogi. Presenting Poets: Lucas Askelson, "Big and Small" Melodee Bashir, "A December Walk with Leo" Jacquelyn Bengfort, "The Secret Universal Or...
Oct 20, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Join us for the International Writing Program's Prairie Lights Reading Series this Sunday to hear readings by two 2024 Fall Residency writers and one University of Iowa MFA student. Lyuba Yakimchuk (poet, playwright, screenwriter, performance artist; Ukraine) is the author of the poetry books Абрикоси Донбасу [Apricots of Donbas] (2015) and Як мода [Like Fashion] (2009), as well as the plays Wall and Schrödinger's Cat. She also wrote the screenplays for both the film Slovo House. Unfinished...
Oct 21, 2024
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Celebrate the release of the novel Invisible Kitties with a conversation between author Yu Yoyo and Jeremy Tiang, the novel's translator.
Oct 22, 2024
5:00 PM
Join us at the Shambaugh House (430 N. Clinton St, Iowa City) for a reading by three IWP 2024 Fall Residency writers. Mélanie Werder-Avilés (playwright, theatremaker, scholar; Spain) is the author of the plays *Buena suerte, chica; Sharenting; Nutella Days; and Tiradísimo de Precio [Dirt-cheap]; among others. Her play La Protagonista won the Lope de Vega award. She has been selected as a resident playwright at the Spanish National Drama Centre and has been a member of the International Summ...
Oct 25, 2024
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Using Our Archives for Artist Research; A practical guide to Museum and Special Collections archives in research-creation practices. Join us for an informative lecture and workshop with Melanie Landsittel, Graduate Assistant at the Stanley Museum of Art, on Friday, 10/25, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the Visual Classroom on the 3rd floor. Melanie will do a deep-dive into “Research-Creation” as it has applied to artists in Canada requesting government funding for their scholarship, explainin...
Oct 25, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
A conversation between four IWP 2024 Fall Residency writers on the theme of "Blurred Boundaries," followed by Q&A. Free pizza will be provided to those who attend in person. This event is supported by University of Iowa International Programs and the Stanley-UI Foundation Support Organization. Join us in Meeting Room A of the Iowa City Public Library, or watch live online via the ICPL YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/thelibrarychannel Priya Hein (fiction and nonfiction writer; Mauritius) ...
Oct 27, 2024
2:30 PM - 4:15 PM
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. T...
Oct 27, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Join us for the International Writing Program's Prairie Lights Reading Series this Sunday to hear readings by two 2024 Fall Residency writers and one University of Iowa MFA student. Yu Yoyo (poet, fiction writer; PRC) is the author of the poetry collections [Seven Years] (2012), [Me as Bait] (2016), [Wind Can’t] (2019), [Against Body] (2019), and [A Cat Is a Cloud] (2021). The Poetry Translation Centre published her first English poetry collection, My Tenantless Body, in 2019, with translat...
Oct 31, 2024
7:00 PM
The Nonfiction Writing Program is pleased to present a reading with alum Kristen Radtke, author of Seek You and Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor. Join us Thursday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. for a reading, followed by conversation and a reception. This reading is part of the Krause Series in Contemporary Nonfiction.
Nov 2, 2024
7:30 PM
TICKETS Free / No tickets required Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Presented in collaboration with the International Writing Program and University of Iowa Department of Dance A time-honored tradition connecting writers from around the world with Department of Dance students. Every year, the University of Iowa's international Writing Program welcomes 30+ distinguished writers from around the world to our campus and community for a three-month residency. Building from a collaboration that ...
Nov 3, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Join us for the International Writing Program's Prairie Lights Reading Series this Sunday to hear readings by two 2024 Fall Residency writers and one University of Iowa MFA student. Sabyn Javeri (fiction and nonfiction writer, translator; Pakistan, UK & UAE) is the author of the short story collection Hijabistan (2019) and the novel Nobody Killed Her (2017). She is the editor of volumes 1 and 2 of the multilingual Arzu Anthology of Student Writing (2018–2019) as well as the creative nonfict...
Nov 7, 2024
5:00 PM
Join us at the Shambaugh House (430 N. Clinton St, Iowa City) for a reading by three IWP 2024 Fall Residency writers. Smith Likongwe (playwright, poet, fiction and nonfiction writer, academic; Malawi) is a lecturer in Drama and Theatre Studies at the University of Malawi. He also serves as the president of the Association Internationale du Théâtre pour l'Enfance et la Jeunesse (ASSITEJ) Malawi. His publications include Kamuzu Banda and Other Pays (2019), Living Playscripts: A Trilogy (2018)...
Nov 8, 2024
1:00 PM
The Nonfiction Writing Program presents a Publishing Q&A event with Vanessa Haughton, editor at Alfred A. Knopf. Join us at the Nonfiction Writing House (530 N. Clinton St.) on Friday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. for the conversation, which is part of the Krause Series in Contemporary Nonfiction. This event is open to MFA students and undergraduate writers.
Nov 10, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Join us for the International Writing Program's Prairie Lights Reading Series this Sunday to hear readings by two 2024 Fall Residency writers and one University of Iowa MFA student. Nurit Kasztelan (poet, fiction writer, editor, bookseller; Argentina) is the author of the novel Tanto (2023), which was the recipient of an honorable mention for the National Award for Literature from the Fondo Nacional de las Artes, and the poetry collections Movimientos Incorpóreos (2007), Lógica de los accid...
Nov 13, 2024
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Books will be for sale at the event. Refreshments provided. Lyz Lenz is a New York Times bestselling author, whose writing has appeared in The Washington Post, the Columbia Journalism Review, The New York Times, and others. Her book God Land was published in 2019, through Indiana University Press. Her second book Belabored, was published in 2020 by Bold Type Books. Lyz’s essay “All the Angry Women” was also included in the anthology Not that Bad edited by Roxane Gay. Her third book, This Am...
Nov 24, 2024
2:30 PM - 4:15 PM
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. T...
Feb 21, 2025
7:00 PM
The Nonfiction Writing Program presents a reading with Dodie Bellamy, NWP Bedell Distinguished Visiting Professor and author of numerous books including When the Sick Rule the World. Join us at the Nonfiction Writing House (530 N. Clinton St.) on Friday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. for the reading, which is part of the Krause Series in Contemporary Nonfiction.