The City of Literature board has issued this letter in response to Iowa Senate File 496 and its impact on access to books and materials in schools. Other organizations also […]
An open letter in response to Iowa Senate File 496
Iowa City to host part of global SlamoVision poetry competition
Slam poets from around Iowa are invited to participate in a special international slam event in Iowa City on Oct. 2. SlamoVision is a project of the international UNESCO Cities […]
Lenz to host virtual book club for ‘The Farm’
Lyz Lenz will lead a virtual book club to discuss The Farm by Joanne Ramos. The book is this year’s pick for the One Community One Book program from the University […]
One Book Two Book 2024 Now Accepting Submissions
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 […]
Winners Named in City of Literature Student Essay Contest
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 […]
Iowa Summer Writing Festival returns in July
Charlotte Brookins/University of Iowa Writers will descend on Iowa City for the beloved Iowa Summer Writing Festival in July. Workshops will be held in person for the first time since they moved […]
U.S. announces plan to rejoin UNESCO
The Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization welcomes the announcement that the United States plans to rejoin UNESCO. Executive Director John Kenyon said the move will strengthen both UNESCO and […]
MusicIC 2023: Anonymous was a Woman: Centering Women’s Perspectives
MusicIC returns June 21-24, 2023, for its 13th season. Titled after the line “for most of history, Anonymous was a woman,” from Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own, the festival […]
Marathon reading of Shakespeare’s sonnets set for April 23
April is Shakespeare’s birthday month (not to mention National Poetry Month), and Riverside Theatre and the City of Literature will celebrate by highlighting literary masterpieces rarely explored on stage: the […]
Johnson County Great Give Day
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 […]
