Join us on May 3rd to celebrate the important work of Johnson County nonprofit organizations! We are participating in Johnson County Great Give Day – a day of raising dollars […]
Johnson County Great Give Day
Davenport student named 2023-24 Iowa Student Poet Ambassador
Davenport high school student Lola Nakashima-Brooke has been named the Iowa Student Poet Ambassador (ISPA) for 2023-24. Nakashima-Brooke, a junior at Davenport Central High School, will be inaugurated in Des […]
Local poetry reading part of worldwide World Poetry Day celebrations
A multilingual poetry reading the evening of March 21 in Iowa City will be among several events taking place around the world as the UNESCO Cities of Literature celebrate World […]
Top student writers honored at One Book Two Book festival
The Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization’s annual One Book Two Book Children’s Literature Festival will recognize the creative excellence of more than 30 area students as part of […]
Submissions open for 2023 Poetry in Public
Poetry in Public celebrates our community’s rich literary tradition and local writing talent by displaying poems by writers of all ages. Johnson County residents are invited to submit poems to […]
Cities of Literature recommend books tied to Sustainable Development Goals
A new angle on the conventional end-of-year “best of” lists sees the UNESCO Cities of Literature, led by Iowa City, take to Twitter from Dec. 1-17, with their lists of […]
Slam-O-Vision 2022
Slam-O-Vision, the spoken word version of Eurovision, hosted by the Cities of Literature — where each City slams their way to the grand title Slamovision Champion! In 2022, Slam-O-Vision is […]
Two Iowa City writers among new virtual residents in Melbourne
Two Iowa City writers were selected for the 2022 Virtual Writing Residency program from the Melbourne City of Literature. Georgie Fehringer will work with the Emerging Writers’ Festival to connect […]
Cornell College student wins 2022 Iowa City SlamoVision title
Henry Morray, a student at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, has been named Iowa City’s SlamoVision champion for 2022. A video of his winning slam poetry performance will be submitted […]
Solnit receives Paul Engle Prize
California writer and activist Rebecca Solnit received the Paul Engle Prize from the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature at a Sept. 29 ceremony at the Coralville Public Library. The […]
