Join Prairie Lights Books for a special faculty reading of the inaugural "Authors at Large" Iowa City Rogue Workshops! (You can learn more about this program and the faculty here.)
Join PorchLight on the deck of MarketHouse in IC's North Side for an evening of music, poetry, and prose. The Rooftoop Music & Reading Series brings together some of Iowa's
This writer guided critique group offers poets the chance to receive carefully considered feedback, and find writerly community. Writers share drafts of work in advance so readers have enough time
Similar to their Long Project Check In, this group is for queer writers looking to build literary community together. Each session will include free writing, discussion of works in progress,
Grief Writing - A monthly exploration of loss and heartbreak Jennifer New leads this monthly group that uses writing as a reflective tool to explore loss. Francis Weller's Five Gates of
Ready to get some eyes on your work? This group provides careful readings and positive, descriptive feedback on works-in-progress. They meet twice a month and workshop two submissions of up
Co-sponsored by Iowa City Poetry and PorchLight Literary Arts Center The Free Generative Writing Workshops provide a space for career writers, curious beginners, writers of all levels and stages of
PorchLight's Write Now Writer's Group provides community, and learning opportunities for beginning to intermediate writers. At their monthly meetings, share short craft lessons, generate writing from prompts, and, on occasion, provide
University of Iowa professor Asha Leena Bhandary will read from her new book, Being at Home: Living Autonomously in an Unjust World. Described as a "a care-responsive theory of liberalism to
Join Sidekick Coffee & Books for a reading from author Naomi Kritzer on Wednesday, August 19th at 7 pm in conversation with author Katie Runde and Doctor Stephanie Radke. One
Curious about where and how to submit your writing to journals or contests? Would some camaraderie help you finally send off that finished piece or complete that residency or fellowship
Writers' Workshop graduate Matthew Neill Hull will read from his new novel, Floodgate. Described by publisher Blair as a story about "a former West Virginia coal miner encounters corruption and cultural
