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Iowa City Book Festival Sept. 28 – Oct. 13

Posted on September 16, 2022 by unesco-ic

The 14th annual Iowa City Book Festival, Sept. 28-Oct. 13, will blend original programming and partnerships with co-presenters to celebrate the written word and share ideas. Several events focus on […]

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2022 Poems Selected and Displayed throughout the Community

Posted on September 16, 2022 by unesco-ic

Poetry in Public celebrates our community’s rich literary tradition and local writing talent by displaying poems by writers of all ages. Poems selected for 2022 are on display at the Iowa City, […]

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CALL FOR STUDENT WRITING One Book Two Book 2023

Posted on September 16, 2022 by unesco-ic

Students in grades 1-8 in Iowa City-Cedar Rapids Corridor area school districts, or home school students in those equivalent grades, are encouraged to submit one page of writing for the […]

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TELLING OUR STORIES: Writer, Teacher and Publisher Jennifer Colville

Posted on September 16, 2022 by unesco-ic

Interview by Zoë Miller When did your interests in literature and writing begin, and how have they grown over the years? I come from an artistic family. My mom taught […]

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Winners named in Glory of the Senses student essay contest

Posted on August 11, 2022 by unesco-ic

The Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization has completed judging for this year’s Glory of the Senses: Paul Engle Essay Contest, and will award scholarships to six high school […]

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Gov. Reynolds and Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announce $2.3 million in grant awards, including $10,000 to Support the Iowa City Book Festival

Posted on July 29, 2022 by unesco-ic

Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announced more than $2.3 million in grants have been awarded to 191 Iowa organizations and individuals working in arts, culture, […]

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MusicIC Presents: Discussing Whitman’s “Lilacs” with Ed Folsom

Posted on July 19, 2022 by unesco-ic

As part of the 2022 MusicIC festival, professor Ed Folsom led a lecture and discussion focusing on Walt Whitman’s poem Lilacs and why musicians continue to set his poetry to music. […]

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Libraries partner with City of Literature for ‘Stories from Ukraine’ project

Posted on July 15, 2022 by unesco-ic

The “Stories from Ukraine” project is a series of videos that offers a chance to better understand Ukraine, its culture, and its people. The project is a collaboration among the […]

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Iowa PBS presents Telling Our Own Story

Posted on July 15, 2022 by unesco-ic

Iowa’s civil rights history boasts many early freedoms for Black citizens, many long before such laws were passed nationally. In 1868, Iowa was the first state outside of New England […]

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Our next Community Read: 100 Days of The Count of Monte Cristo

Posted on June 23, 2021 by unesco-ic

Our next Community Reads project with Anna Barker will be The Count of Monte Cristo. The project follows on past readings of The Red and the Black, Colonel Chabert, War and Peace, The Brothers […]

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We promote and encourage the love of literature by providing opportunities for the enjoyment of every genre to inspire and enrich the minds and souls of readers and writers of all ages and from all parts of our community.

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We lead by inclusion and collaboration, celebrating the emotions, discovery and connections inspired by the written word in all its forms.

Our Values

• Collaboration: we engage in complementary and cooperative work.
• Community: we foster inclusive engagement to create connection locally and globally.
• Creativity: we seek, engage, and support innovation.

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