PorchLight: Rooftop Music & Reading Series
Market House 202 N. Linn St., Iowa City, IAJoin them on the deck of Market House in IC's North Side for an evening of music, poetry, and prose. The Rooftop Music & Reading Series brings together some of
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PorchLight: The Prose Exchange
PorchLight Literary Arts Center 1019 E Washington St, Iowa CityReady 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
PrairieLights: IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series
Prairie Lights Books 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IAJoin them for their annual IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series! This week’s event features IWP Residents Monique Malcher (Brazil), Wame M. Molefhe (Botswana), and Lien Ming-wei (Taiwan). They will be joined by
PrairieLights: Nicholas Russell in conv with Tony Tulathimutte – Observer
Prairie Lights Books 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IANicholas Russell will read from his new novel, Observer, and will be joined in conversation with 2026 Iowa Writers' Workshop Visiting Associate Professor (and Writers' Workshop graduate) Tony Tulathimutte. Publisher Ecco
PorchLight: Flash Forward
PorchLight Literary Arts Center 1019 E Washington St, Iowa CityFlash Forward is PorchLight's monthly studio session for writers interested in short form writing: flash fiction, micro essays, prose poetry, and more. Join them and learn more about these miniature marvels.
PrairieLights: IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series
Prairie Lights Books 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IAJoin them for their annual IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series! This week’s event features IWP Residents Sang Young Park (South Korea) and Yaiza Berrocal Guevara (Spain). They will be joined
PrairieLights: Meghan O’Gieblyn in conv with Dr. Alison Lynch – Will and Attention
Prairie Lights Books 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IAMeghan O’Gieblyn will read from her new memoir, Will and Attention, and will be joined in conversation with Dr. Alison Lynch. Described as a "luminous memoir of secret drinking, fragile recovery,
PrairieLights: Elizabeth Metzger, Andrew Zawacki, and Devin Johnston – The Going Is Forever, These Late Eclipses, Bright Thorn
Prairie Lights Books 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IAElizabeth Metzger and Iowa Writers' Worshop graduates, Andrew Zawacki and Devin Johnston, will read from their new poetry collections: The Going Is Forever, These Late Eclipses, and Bright Thorn, respectively. Elizabeth Metzger
PorchLight: Poetry Exchange
PorchLight Literary Arts Center 1019 E Washington St, Iowa CityPorchlight's low-pressure poetry workshop group! Participants should send one poem for workshop at least one week in advance of the gathering. Every participant should read each submission before the meeting
PorchLight: Queer Writers’ Check In
PorchLight Literary Arts Center 1019 E Washington St, Iowa CitySimilar 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,
PorchLight: The Prose Exchange
PorchLight Literary Arts Center 1019 E Washington St, Iowa CityReady 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
PrairieLights: IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series
Prairie Lights Books 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IAJoin them for their annual IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series! This week’s event features IWP Residents Radu Vancu (Sibiu, Romania), Harumi Kawaguchi 川口晴美 (Japan), and Amber Esau (New Zealand). They
