PBS’s Reading Road Trip heads to the Hawkeye State—explore Black Hawk’s legacy, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and today’s bestselling voices on American Stories, A Reading Road Trip Wednesday, March 11 […]
Literary leaders from across the state have selected Josie Nabhan-Warren, a junior at West High School in Iowa City, as the 2026–27 Iowa Student Poet Ambassador (ISPA), the highest honor […]
The University of Iowa College of Education’s Teaching and Learning Department and the Iowa Reading Association have teamed up for the Second Annual Southeastern Iowa Short Story and Poetry Writing […]
The Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization’s annual One Book Two Book Children’s Literature Festival will recognize the creative excellence of 29 area students as it offers a day […]
MusicIC, Iowa City’s premiere chamber music festival exploring the connections between music and literature, presents THE BLACK ANGEL: Music, Myth, and Memory, a three-day festival examining how composers across centuries […]
As the do annually, several UNESCO Cities of Literature will raise awareness about the United Nations’ 2030 Strategic Development Goals with the social media campaign, #17BooksFor17SDGs. Each day, between Dec. […]
After the votes were tallied, Henry Morray, Iowa City’s representative to the 2025 SlamoVision international slam poetry competition was declared the winner. The results were shared as part of the […]
The 53 designated Creative Cities of Literature from 39 countries across the globe welcome 10 additional Cities of Literature to their literary family. UNESCO announced the designation of 58 new […]
Iowa City student wins top prize of one year of free tuition at the University of Iowa; runners up from Ankeny, Bettendorf, and Riverside win scholarships Contest will be open […]
Cole Swensen has been named the 14th recipient of the Paul Engle Prize, presented by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization. The prize, established in 2011, honors an […]
