For more than 80 years writers have come to Iowa City to work on their manuscripts and to exchange ideas about writing and reading with each other and with the faculty. Many of them have gone on to publish award-winning work after graduating. With the spirit of an arts colony and the benefits of the research University of which we are a part, the Writers' Workshop continues to foster and to celebrate American literature in all its varied forms.

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Book Matters: Louisa Hall and Bennett Sims in conversation with Donika Kelly

Monday, September 9, 2024 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Prairie Lights Books
Join us for a reading and discussion, co-sponsored by Prairie Lights, to celebrate recent works from Louisa Hall and Bennett Sims, faculty in the University of Iowa Department of English. After the reading, Donika Kelly, associate professor of English, will join Hall and Sims for a conversation and Q&A with the audience. Light refreshments will follow.
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Prompt for the Planet: Community Promises

Sunday, September 15, 2024 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Englert Theater
What if everyone in the community used art to connect with nature? Could this inspire positive changes? Prompt for the Planet: Community Promises is a free community event that will highlight local artists whose performances inspire action that leads to big changes and bring people together. This free event draws inspiration from U.S. Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman’s Prompt for the Planet, originally conceived in 2018 when University of Iowa student, Shannon Nolan and her instructor David...
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Ling Ma Reading and Q & A

Thursday, September 19, 2024 6:30pm to 7:30pm
English-Philosophy Building
Join us for a reading with award-winning author of Bliss Montage and Severance, Ling Ma.
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