Explore the Literary Grove with University of Iowa Arborist Andy Dahl
Take a guided stroll through the Literary Grove, where each tree has a story to tell. Arborist Andy Dahl will share the unique histories and literary connections of these remarkable trees, many linked to celebrated authors from the world-renowned Iowa Writers’ Workshop.

Join us at Prairie Lights bookstore for this 2025 Iowa City Book Festival event! Writers' Workshop alum Greg Galloway will read from his newest book, All We Trust, and bestselling author Scott Phillips will read from his newest book, The Devil Raises His Own.

Penguin Random House describes All We Trust as a "a twisty new tale about two small town crooks who get in over their heads," and Alma Katsu, author of Red London, says, "A man, his daughter, and his partner-in-crime test the bonds of blood...

The Truman Capote Award Ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. Oct. 15 in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber, featuring remarks by the winner and a reception in the Old Capitol Rotunda. The ceremony and reception are open to the public.

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Writers' Workshop alum Anna North will read from her newest novel, Bog Queen, and will be joined in conversation with University of Iowa Associate Professor Sarah Bond. Described by publisher Bloomsbury as containing "a mystery from the distant past," Bog Queen follows an American forensic anthropologist named Agnes who's called to investigate a body found in a bog in northwest England, and her investigation leads her to discover surprising details about her own personal history. Vauhini Vara...

Please join us for our annual IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series! This week’s event features IWP Residents Grigor Shashikyan (Armenia) andRoxana Crisólogo (Peru/Finland). They will be accompanied by Iowa Writers' Workshop Poetry student Warren Longmire.

Grigor Shashikyan Գրիգոր Շաշիկյան (pen name Grig) Գրիգ (fiction writer, literary critic; Armenia) is the author of three books, two of which — Հիսուսի կատուն [Jesus' Cat] (2015) and Friedensdorf [Peace Village] (2023) — have been bestselling...

Writers' Workshop graduate Stephen Kuusisto will read from his third poetry collection, Close Escapes, and will be in conversation with Iowa International Writing Program director Christopher Merrill. Described by publisher Copper Canyon Press as "[moving] through a river of memory," Close Escapes drifts through "time and place—Tallinn, New York, a Velamo monastery—[and] our anchor is the poet, navigating a sightless world with intelligence and dark humor" (coppercanyonpress.org). Praised by...