Two CLAS faculty members, Kaveh Akbar of UI Dept. of English and Jamel Brinkley of the IowaWritersWorkshop, recently received the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship. The fellowship provides six to 12 months of funding for scholar's creative projects. bit.ly/4d6gTmA

New 5Q interview w/U of Iowa Press author Amy Lee Lillard abt her book A Grotesque Animal: "I happened to read an article about a woman who discovered she was autistic in her thirties. Her list of signs hit me hard - because they were me." Read more here! 💛🖤writinguniversity.org/news-archive/2…

“There’s nowhere in America with a greater density of literary talent than in Iowa City,” he says. “There’s nowhere in America with a greater density of literary programming. It’s like Narnia for writers." -Kaveh Akbar now.uiowa.edu/news/2024/04/2…

Taylor Swift might have the Tortured Poets Department, but have you done a deep dive through the Iowa Poets Department? Because it is 🔥🔥🔥

GREAT NEWS! University of Iowa alumna Jayne Anne Phillips has won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and three other Iowa graduates were named finalists for Pulitzer literary awards! now.uiowa.edu/news/2024/05/u…

New episode from our "Sad Me of the Past" podcast w/ recent Exchanges: Journal of Literary Translation guest speaker, poet + translator Dan Beachy-Quick! Dan shares his early writing w/ us, describes how his life trajectory was transformed by poetry + more! 💛🖤University of Iowa Magid Center-Writing writinguniversity.org/news-archive/2…

Another Pulitzer for an alum of The Writing University: Jayne Anne Phillips received the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel Night Watch.

Sunsets over the Iowa River > 🌅

New 5Q interview w/U of Iowa Press author Nina Lohman about her book The Body Alone. "I believe that broken bodies tell broken stories. Or, they can, at least. Mine does." Lohman will read from The Body Alone at Prairie Lights Books on 6/21 @ 7pm! writinguniversity.org/news-archive/2…

Fun fact Friday: Since its inception in 1967, more than 1,400 writers from more than 140 countries have visited the University of Iowa as part of the International Writing Program.

"The Writing University" strikes again. :) The Writing University @ UIOWA

"The catalog ... is a collaborative effort between the museum and 3 of the University of Iowa's prestigious literary programs: IowaWritersWorkshop (IWW), International Writing Program (IWP), and Literary Translation Exchanges: Journal of Literary Translation." Read more about this project at the UI Stanley Museum of Art here > aam-us.org/2024/05/31/ref…

Faculty readings of Between the Lines summer program of the International Writing Program International Writing Program reads on 19 June, 7 pm at Prairie Lights Books. If you are in Iowa or Cedar Rapids do come by. See you then! #poetry #fiction #reading #books

"One morning, I got out of bed and looked out my window and saw a group of children dressed in full tactical gear." New 5Q interview w/U of Iowa Press author Peter Mishler about his collection, Children in Tactical Gear, winner of the Iowa Poetry Prize. writinguniversity.org/news-archive/2…

Porchlight's next Garden Writing Session is coming up, with Jennifer MacBain-Stephens leading the prompt! Join them Saturday, July 27th 1pm at 1019 E Washington St. Come let your creative energy bloom. This is a free event and all ages and levels of experience are welcome.

Porchlight Reading Series! 7/26 7pm porchlightliterary.org

"I mean this book took me more than 10 years - I started it while I was at University of Iowa!" New pod from Sad Me of the Past w/ author + journalist Joe Fassler. Joe shares a piece of writing from his teens, written while he was in the IYWStudio.💛🖤Magid Center-Writing writinguniversity.org/news-archive/2…

We're excited to share with you today that Péter ZÁVADA (#Hungary) will participate in the 2024 Fall Residency. Learn more about him and his work here: iwp.uiowa.edu/residency/part… #ExchangeOurWorld Educational & Cultural Affairs—U.S. Dept. of State @cultureatstate U.S. Embassy Budapest

Congrats to University of Iowa Professor Kaveh Akbar! His Novel "Martyr!" made Obama's Summer Reading List!

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