The Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization’s annual One Book Two Book Children’s Literature Festival will recognize the creative excellence of more than 30 area students as part of […]
Poetry in Public celebrates our community’s rich literary tradition and local writing talent by displaying poems by writers of all ages. Johnson County residents are invited to submit poems to […]
A new angle on the conventional end-of-year “best of” lists sees the UNESCO Cities of Literature, led by Iowa City, take to Twitter from Dec. 1-17, with their lists of […]
Slam-O-Vision, the spoken word version of Eurovision, hosted by the Cities of Literature — where each City slams their way to the grand title Slamovision Champion! In 2022, Slam-O-Vision is […]
Two Iowa City writers were selected for the 2022 Virtual Writing Residency program from the Melbourne City of Literature. Georgie Fehringer will work with the Emerging Writers’ Festival to connect […]
Henry Morray, a student at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, has been named Iowa City’s SlamoVision champion for 2022. A video of his winning slam poetry performance will be submitted […]
California writer and activist Rebecca Solnit received the Paul Engle Prize from the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature at a Sept. 29 ceremony at the Coralville Public Library. The […]
Slam poets from around Iowa are invited to participate in a special international slam event in Iowa City on Oct. 15. SlamoVision is a project of the international UNESCO Cities […]
The 14th annual Iowa City Book Festival, Sept. 28-Oct. 13, will blend original programming and partnerships with co-presenters to celebrate the written word and share ideas. Several events focus on […]
Poetry in Public celebrates our community’s rich literary tradition and local writing talent by displaying poems by writers of all ages. Poems selected for 2022 are on display at the Iowa City, […]
