Susan McCarty will read from her new novel, 2008. The University of Chicago Press offers this summary of 2008: "It’s 2008: the age of the blog, the dawn of social media, and the birth of the smartphone. Obama is running for president on a slogan of hope, while in the shadows, an opioid crisis emerges, and the
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 to provide considered feedback. Feedback is mostly positive, and descriptive, but writers can ask for proscriptive feedback if they wish. This workshop model centers the
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, and general literary support. Occasionally, there will be guests and opportunities for trading work. Visit their website to RSVP!
Are you ready to get some eyes on your work? This group from PorchLight Literary Arts Center provides careful readings, and positive, descriptive feedback on works-in-progress. They meet twice a month and workshop two submissions of up to 20 pgs. at each meeting. Our critique process centers the writer. This means that, as a writer,
Hosted by Sidekick Coffee and Books This fun-filled event highlights local authors and features several genres, from childrens to adult fiction and non-fiction. This event is a great way to support local authors and maybe even find a new favorite writer!
Will Swain will read from his new book, Certainly Uncertain: The Limitations of Knowledge and the Uncertainty of Belief. Renee Zukin, Educator, Entrepreneur, & Author of Every Day, I’m Brave, praises Certainly Uncertain as "down to earth and subtly radical," while Sean Strain, editor and former vice president of Entrepreneur Press, says: "The book was as thought-provoking and clever
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 Grief provides a backbone to consider grief from multiple angles, e.g., death of loved ones, loss of health or ability, grief for the world. This is an
Join Sidekick Coffee & Books for a free to attend reading by LT Thompson and Tatiana Schlote-Bonne as they discuss their new releases on Sunday, July 19th at 2 pm. Devils We Know is the anxiously awaited sequel to Young Adult Fantasy Devils Like Us! Cas, Remy, and Finn are on the run from the
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 life. Their goal is to make it easy to meet and learn from some of the most talented writer/teachers living in or passing through Iowa
Meg Richardson will read from her debut novel, Paradise Pawn, and will be joined in conversation with Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate and summer Writers' Workshop visiting lecturer, Claire Lombardo. Tin House/Zando describes Paradise Pawn as a "dazzling debut novel about best friends, adolescent longing, and the Florida pawn shop that promises to make their dreams come true—if it doesn’t
Sarah Minor will read from her new book Carousel: An Essay on Seeing, and will be joined in conversation with fellow Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program professor and award-winning author Melissa Febos. Yale University Press gives this description of Carousel : "Across short, immersive sections masterfully fusing the slide lecture and the lyric essay, Minor invites us to see
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.) Xu Xi will read from her new collection of short stories, Horizon Hong Kong. Kelly Dwyer will read from her recent novel, Ghost Mother. Robin Hemley will
