Events Archive

Spring 2022 Events

Prairie Lights Virtual | Antoine Wilson in conversation with Elizabeth McCracken 

Thursday, January 20, 2022 7:00pm 
  Virtual

Mark Prins in conversation with Margot Livesey 

Thursday, January 27, 2022 7:00pm 
  Virtual

A Reading with Ida Beam Visiting Lecturer, Carl Phillips 

Thursday, February 3, 2022 8:00pm 
  Dey House

Q&A with Ida Beam Visiting Lecturer, Carl Phillips 

Friday, February 4, 2022 11:00am 
  Dey House

Lan Samantha Chang: The Family Chao 

Sunday, February 6, 2022 2:00pm 
  The Englert

Breaking Barriers: Arts, Athletics, and Medicine (1898–1947) 

Tuesday, February 8, 2022 4:30pm 
  Virtual

Prairie Lights Virtual | Renée Branum in conversation with Jessie Gaynor 

Thursday, February 10, 2022 7:00pm 
  Virtual

Stanley Reads - Spring 2022, #1 

Monday, February 21, 2022 7:00pm 
  Virtual

Donika Kelly and Hai-Dang Phan Reading 

Thursday, February 24, 2022 7:30pm 
  Virtual

Yaa Gyasi and Emily Wilson Reading 

Monday, February 28, 2022 8:00pm 
  Virtual

Fulbright Workshop for Graduate Students in the Humanities 

Friday, March 4, 2022 1:00pm to 2:00pm 
  Virtual

Prairie Lights Virtual | Carl Phillips in conversation with Kaveh Akbar 

Friday, March 4, 2022 7:00pm 
  Virtual

Prairie Lights Virtual | Lee Cole in conversation with Sarah Mathews 

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 7:00pm 
  Virtual

Stanley Reads - Spring 2022, #2 

Monday, March 21, 2022 7:00pm 
  Virtual

LIVE from Prairie Lights | A Reading and Conversation with Candice Wuehle 

Monday, March 28, 2022 7:00pm 
  Prairie Lights Books

Kevin Brockmeier and Melissa Febos Reading 

Monday, March 28, 2022 8:00pm 
  Dey House

A Reading with Ida Beam Visiting Lecturer, Eileen Myles 

Thursday, March 31, 2022 8:00pm 
  Dey House

International Writing Program (IWP) Panel Discussion Series: “Specter of Professionalization" 

Friday, April 1, 2022 12:00pm to 1:00pm 
  Virtual

Mission Creek Festival Presents | Writers of Color Reading Series 

Friday, April 8, 2022 5:00pm 
  Prairie Lights Books

Mission Creek Festival Presents | LIT WALK: Two Dollar Radio, Jumi Bello, Ilana Bean 

Friday, April 8, 2022 6:00pm 
  Wild Culture Kombucha

Mission Creek Festival Presents | Sarah Minor, Daniel Khalastchi, & Caryl Pagel 

Saturday, April 9, 2022 2:15pm 
  The Tuesday Agency

Mission Creek Festival Presents | Reneice Charles, Tameka Cage Conley, & John Elizabeth Stintzi 

Saturday, April 9, 2022 4:45pm 
  The Tuesday Agency

Reading for Ukraine 

Monday, April 11, 2022 4:00pm 
  Shambaugh House

LIVE from Prairie Lights | Mary Helen Stefaniak in conversation with Bruce Brown 

Tuesday, April 19, 2022 7:00pm 
  Prairie Lights Books

Garth Greenwell Reading and Q&A 

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 8:00pm 
  Dey House

An Evening with Author Min Jin Lee; Reading and Audience Q&A 

Thursday, April 21, 2022 8:00pm 
  Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

Stanley Reads - Spring 2022, #3 

Monday, April 25, 2022 7:00pm 
  Virtual

LIVE from Prairie Lights | Daniel Khalastchi & Marc Rahe 

Tuesday, April 26, 2022 7:00pm 
  Prairie Lights Books

Prairie Lights Virtual | 'Letter to a Stranger' Reading 

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 7:00pm 
  Virtual

Prairie Lights Virtual | Michelle Huneven in conversation with Lan Samantha Chang 

Thursday, April 28, 2022 7:00pm 
  Virtual

Live from Prairie Lights | Sanjena Sathian in conversation with Susan Golomb 

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 7:00pm 
  Prairie Lights Books

Iowa Literary Legends: T.C. Boyle 

Thursday, May 5, 2022 7:30pm 
  The Englert

Diptych Spring 2022 Reading 

Thursday, May 12, 2022 7:00pm 
  Visual Arts Building

Sidekick Coffee & Books | Conversation & Signing with Ash Davidson 

Thursday, May 12, 2022 7:00pm 
  Sidekick Coffee & Books

Live from Prairie Lights | Mary Allen in Conversation with Patricia Foster 

Friday, May 13, 2022 7:00pm 
  Prairie Lights Books

Writers of Color Reading Series 

Friday, May 13, 2022 7:00pm 
  MERGE

Chat From the Old Cap: Transforming Television 

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 12:00pm 
  Virtual

Summer Faculty Reading | Mark Levine, Amy Parker & Lan Samantha Chang 

Tuesday, May 24, 2022 8:00pm 
  Virtual