Iowa City Book Festival
Downtown Iowa CityThe Iowa City Book Festival is happening October 18–25, 2026! Join us for a week of literary events, author talks, readings, and more at various locations throughout downtown Iowa City.
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Writers Row – Local Author Book Fair
MERGE 136 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IALocal Author Book Fair! Join us as local authors present their latest works, answer questions, and sign books. Browse each author's table where various books will be available for purchase.
Poetry in Public Reading featuring Iowa Student Poet Ambassador Josie Nabhan-Warren
Iowa City Public Library 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City, IAPoetry in Public celebrates our community’s rich literary tradition and local writing talent by displaying poems by writers of all ages. Hear from some of the 2026 Selected Poets. This
National Youth Poet Laureate Daniel Somtochukwu Umemezie
Iowa City Public Library 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City, IADaniel Umemezie is a Nigerian-American poet whose work explores cultural inheritance and displacement, using bodily transformation as both metaphor and form. His poetry develops a realm between interior experience and
John Ira Thomas: TIRE!
Daydreams Comics 229 E Washington St, Iowa City, IAJohn Ira Thomas returns to Daydreams Comics for another helping of TIRE! He’ll be reading from THE BEST OF TIRE CLASSIFIEDS, a collection of TIRE Magazine’s most brazen attempts to
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
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.
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
PorchLight: Writing Grief
PorchLight Literary Arts Center 1019 E Washington St, Iowa CityGrief 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
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
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.
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
