One Book Two Book, our annual celebration of Children’s Literature in the City of Literature, was a tremendous success! Hundreds of young readers and writers enjoyed two days of books, […]
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Top student writers honored at One Book Two Book festival, Feb. 24-25
The Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization’s annual One Book Two Book Children’s Literature Festival will recognize the creative excellence of 26 area students as part of this year’s […]
Poetry in Public 2024
Submissions are now open for Poetry in Public 2024! Poetry in Public celebrates our community’s rich literary tradition and local writing talent by displaying poems by writers of all ages. […]
MANCHESTER WINS SLAMOVISION 2023
Manchester’s Esther Koch winner of Slamovision 2023, against the finest spoken word artists across the UNESCO Cities of Literature network. Iowa City’s Caleb “The Negro Artist” Rainy finished in 7th […]
Cities of Literature to shine a light on SDGs with 17-day campaign
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, “17 Books for the 17 […]
UNESCO names 11 new Cities of Literature to network
UNESCO has announced the designation of 55 new members across seven artforms to join its Creative Cities Network, for a total of 350 Creative Cities from more than 100 countries […]
Joan Naviyuk Kane named 2023 Paul Engle Prize winner
Joan Naviyuk Kane has been named the 12th recipient of the Paul Engle Prize, presented by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization. The prize, established in 2011, honors […]
An open letter in response to Iowa Senate File 496
The City of Literature board has issued this letter in response to Iowa Senate File 496 and its impact on access to books and materials in schools. Other organizations also […]
Iowa City to host part of global SlamoVision poetry competition
Slam poets from around Iowa are invited to participate in a special international slam event in Iowa City on Oct. 2. SlamoVision is a project of the international UNESCO Cities […]
Lenz to host virtual book club for ‘The Farm’
Lyz Lenz will lead a virtual book club to discuss The Farm by Joanne Ramos. The book is this year’s pick for the One Community One Book program from the University […]
