Two weeks after the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ sudden announcement that the Iowa Youth Writing Project would not continue in 2026, IYWP shared a hopeful message with its community. The UI-based arts outreach org is “currently in the process of setting up meetings with folks inside and outside of UI […]
Iowa Summer Writing Festival
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UI announces end to Iowa Summer Writing Festival, Iowa Youth Writing Project
Months after the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program was forced to make drastic cuts following the loss of its federal funding, two other writing programs on the UI campus are coming to an end. The UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) announced Monday the Iowa Summer Writing Festival and the Iowa Youth […]
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‘Unfamiliar eyes’ and the wonders of home
Since his days as an urban and regional planning professor at the University of Iowa, Iowa City mayor Jim Throgmorton has encouraged us to see our community through “unfamiliar eyes” in order to understand it better. I am fortunate that I do so every summer. For a good number of years, I have been privileged […]
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New York Times best-selling author Amber Dermont talks about form, her love of IC and how she keeps readers under her spell
Amber Dermont is the author of Damage Control, a short story collection…
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Dermont and Poirier to lead craft talk at FilmScene
Filmmaker Spotlight: The Art (And Business) of the Script FilmScene — Saturday, June 13 at 11 a.m. The Iowa Writers’ House — a new, nonprofit literary organization in Iowa City — kicks off its summer lecture and workshop series tomorrow with a special event presented in collaboration with FilmScene and the Iowa Summer Writing Festival. […]
