Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection. Each session will be led by a different talented writer from our area, who will be offering a new... Read more
Writing
Join artist, innovator, designer and UIowa alum Suzanne Tick for two insightful conversations about her work.
What Now? ... Read more
Join us for a reading and discussion, co-hosted by Prairie Lights, to celebrate Christopher Goetz’s recent book,... Read more
Join the libraries of Johnson County for the latest Local Libraries LIT author event featuring Grace M. Cho. This is a free virtual event, with registration required.
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The University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program is pleased to announce that writer Chris Dennis has won the 2023 Krause Essay Prize for his essay “We Were Hungry,” which... Read more
The Writers' Workshop presents visiting poetry instructor Shane Book, who will give a talk on film adaptation and a screening.
Shane Book's first volume of poetry, Ceiling of Sticks... Read more
Writer Deborah Taffa, a graduate of the Nonfiction Writing Program and MFA director of the Institute of American Indian Arts, will read from her debut book Whiskey Tender at Prairie... Read more
Essayist and poet Paisley Rekdal, author of Appropriate: A Provocation and Bedell Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Nonfiction Writing Program, will give a reading at the Nonfiction... Read more
Join the libraries of Johnson County for the latest Local Libraries LIT author event featuring Virginia Sole-Smith. This is a free virtual event, with registration required.... Read more
Writer Matthew Clark, a graduate of the Nonfiction Writing Program, will read from his debut nonfiction book, Bjarki, Not Bjarki (University of Iowa Press), at Prairie Lights... Read more