An off-shoot of The Free Generative Writing Workshops, the Writers Open Mic welcomes writers of all genres and experience levels. Share 4-5 minutes of your original writing with an appreciative and supportive audience. You do not have to be a past participant of a Free Generative Writing workshop or an Iowa City Poetry workshop to
A reading and conversation with Adria Bernardi in celebration of the release of her book Benefit Street. She will be joined in conversation by Katie Runde and Louisa Hall. Register for this Zoom event HERE
Fall into a good story at Sidekick Coffee & Books!
A reading and conversation with Belinda Huijuan Tang in celebration of the release of her book A Map for the Missing. She will be joined in conversation by Sanjena Sathian. You can register for this virtual event HERE
A reading and conversation with former Iowa Citian, International Writing Program Resident, and Iowa Writers' Workshop Instructor, Edward Carey, in celebration of the release of his book Plagues and Pencils: A Year of Pandemic Sketches (University of Texas Press, 2022).
Hear some of this years’ International Writing Program residents read from their work. Readers TBA.
A reading and conversation with Anthony Marra in celebration of the release of his book Mercury Pictures Presents (Random House, 2022).
Professor Sarah Derbew will talk about her new book, Untangling Blackness in Greek Antiquity, with Professor Nell Irvin Painter, in a special event sponsored by the University of Iowa Department of History. You can register for this online event HERE
A reading and conversation with William Kent Krueger in celebration of the release of his book Fox Creek (Atria Books, 2022).
A reading and conversation with Joe Meno in celebration of the release of his book Book of Extraordinary Tragedies.
Hear some of this years’ International Writing Program residents read from their work. Readers TBA.
A reading and conversation with Tom Montgomery Fate in celebration of the release of his book The Long Way Home: Detours and Discoveries (Ice Cube Press, 2022).
