The International Writing Program (IWP)
@uiiwp.bsky.social
A "United Nations of Writers," IWP connects writers around the world through writing & cultural exchange. Based at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA. More at http://iwp.uiowa.edu.
Today is #1DayForIowa, the University of Iowa's annual online giving day and celebration, and the IWP needs your help! Our recent loss of State Department funding makes every donation especially important. You can donate at 1dayforiowa.org/IWP-25!
March 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Today is #1DayForIowa, the University of Iowa's annual online giving day and celebration, and the IWP needs your help! Our recent loss of State Department funding makes every donation especially important. You can donate at 1dayforiowa.org/IWP-25!
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I wrote about the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, which was a crucial part of my literary education. It’s now fighting for its future after losing its funding last week. Free post; no paywall.
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March 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I wrote about the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, which was a crucial part of my literary education. It’s now fighting for its future after losing its funding last week. Free post; no paywall.
garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/a-city-of-... @uiiwp.bsky.social
garthgreenwell.substack.com/p/a-city-of-... @uiiwp.bsky.social
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IWP’s work is in the national interest
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Opinion: IWP’s work is in the national interest
Annabel Shu of Atlanta, Ga. reacts to a pot of dolma, a traditional Armenian dish, during a cooking session for …
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March 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
IWP’s work is in the national interest
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It is with profound sadness that we share the news of Shelly J. Criswell’s passing. Shelly was in her home, surrounded by her family, when she died on Saturday, March 8, after a prolonged battle with cancer.
March 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It is with profound sadness that we share the news of Shelly J. Criswell’s passing. Shelly was in her home, surrounded by her family, when she died on Saturday, March 8, after a prolonged battle with cancer.
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The State Department terminated its longstanding support for the University of Iowa's International Writing Program, which has existed since 1967 (involving 3 Nobel Prize winners).
U Iowa's canceling several programs and searching for new funding sources.
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U Iowa's canceling several programs and searching for new funding sources.
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US Department of State halts International Writing Program funding
The U.S. Department of State notified the University of Iowa International Writing program on Feb. 26 that its grants through the department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs were being ter...
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March 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The State Department terminated its longstanding support for the University of Iowa's International Writing Program, which has existed since 1967 (involving 3 Nobel Prize winners).
U Iowa's canceling several programs and searching for new funding sources.
now.uiowa.edu/news/2025/03...
U Iowa's canceling several programs and searching for new funding sources.
now.uiowa.edu/news/2025/03...
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This is heartbreaking and infuriating.
One of the US’s longest-standing cultural partnerships, hugely effective in dozens of countries, ended.
As a diplomat, I saw first-hand what a powerful tool the IWP has been in furthering American interests. A mortifying shame—like so much else right now.
One of the US’s longest-standing cultural partnerships, hugely effective in dozens of countries, ended.
As a diplomat, I saw first-hand what a powerful tool the IWP has been in furthering American interests. A mortifying shame—like so much else right now.
🧵Dear Friends: We write today with a difficult update. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the International Writing Program (IWP) learned that its grants with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, were being terminated.
March 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This is heartbreaking and infuriating.
One of the US’s longest-standing cultural partnerships, hugely effective in dozens of countries, ended.
As a diplomat, I saw first-hand what a powerful tool the IWP has been in furthering American interests. A mortifying shame—like so much else right now.
One of the US’s longest-standing cultural partnerships, hugely effective in dozens of countries, ended.
As a diplomat, I saw first-hand what a powerful tool the IWP has been in furthering American interests. A mortifying shame—like so much else right now.
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Terrible e injusto
"We are devastated by the abrupt end of this 58year partnership and are working closely with University of Iowa General Counsel and Grant Accounting to review the terminations, understand their full impact, and respond in the best interest of the organization"
@uiiwp.bsky.social
"We are devastated by the abrupt end of this 58year partnership and are working closely with University of Iowa General Counsel and Grant Accounting to review the terminations, understand their full impact, and respond in the best interest of the organization"
@uiiwp.bsky.social
🧵Dear Friends: We write today with a difficult update. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the International Writing Program (IWP) learned that its grants with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, were being terminated.
March 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Terrible e injusto
"We are devastated by the abrupt end of this 58year partnership and are working closely with University of Iowa General Counsel and Grant Accounting to review the terminations, understand their full impact, and respond in the best interest of the organization"
@uiiwp.bsky.social
"We are devastated by the abrupt end of this 58year partnership and are working closely with University of Iowa General Counsel and Grant Accounting to review the terminations, understand their full impact, and respond in the best interest of the organization"
@uiiwp.bsky.social
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Among this week's finds for the #WritingCommunity: @authorsguild.bsky.social's new tracker; @uiiwp.bsky.social announcement; RIP, Peter Elbow; paperback paucity. www.erikadreifus.com/2025/03/publ...
Finds for Writers - Erika Dreifus
Gleanings from the past week.
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March 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Among this week's finds for the #WritingCommunity: @authorsguild.bsky.social's new tracker; @uiiwp.bsky.social announcement; RIP, Peter Elbow; paperback paucity. www.erikadreifus.com/2025/03/publ...
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GAH. For me as a translation MFA student in the early 2000s, the community & camaraderie of @uiiwp.bsky.social was pure magic. To have the chance to collaborate with Malagasy poets & Argentinian short story writers, to debate with Polish philosophers & laugh with Irish journalists—what a gift.
🧵Dear Friends: We write today with a difficult update. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the International Writing Program (IWP) learned that its grants with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, were being terminated.
March 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
GAH. For me as a translation MFA student in the early 2000s, the community & camaraderie of @uiiwp.bsky.social was pure magic. To have the chance to collaborate with Malagasy poets & Argentinian short story writers, to debate with Polish philosophers & laugh with Irish journalists—what a gift.
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The end of an era...
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US Department of State halts International Writing Program funding
The U.S. Department of State notified the University of Iowa International Writing program on Feb. 26 that its grants through the department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs were being ter...
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March 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The end of an era...
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We appreciate this story by Vanessa Miller at the Gazette.
State Department: UI International Writing Program no longer of ‘national interest’; terminates grants
After 58 years of collaborative diplomacy, the U.S. Department of State has notified the University of Iowa’s esteemed International Writing Program that it is terminating its grants because they “no ...
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March 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
We appreciate this story by Vanessa Miller at the Gazette.
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The IWP does great work and will continue to, but this is still such a blow
🧵Dear Friends: We write today with a difficult update. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the International Writing Program (IWP) learned that its grants with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, were being terminated.
March 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The IWP does great work and will continue to, but this is still such a blow
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In 2005, I remember one of the visiting writers saying (paraphrasing), "Even if I spend just a week visiting a country, I feel like I've lived there. I develop a deep personal attachment to people and places." How many future writers will be deprived of this enriching, irreplaceable experience?
🧵Dear Friends: We write today with a difficult update. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the International Writing Program (IWP) learned that its grants with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, were being terminated.
March 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
In 2005, I remember one of the visiting writers saying (paraphrasing), "Even if I spend just a week visiting a country, I feel like I've lived there. I develop a deep personal attachment to people and places." How many future writers will be deprived of this enriching, irreplaceable experience?
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This is devastating...
🧵Dear Friends: We write today with a difficult update. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the International Writing Program (IWP) learned that its grants with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, were being terminated.
March 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This is devastating...
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This is devastating. IWP's impact on international writing and translated literature can't be understated. I have no words.
🧵Dear Friends: We write today with a difficult update. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the International Writing Program (IWP) learned that its grants with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, were being terminated.
March 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This is devastating. IWP's impact on international writing and translated literature can't be understated. I have no words.
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This is devastating. For almost 60 years, the IWP has hosted translators and writers from around the world, especially young and emerging ones. I spent a glorious summer at their events and it’s why I ended up studying literature.
🧵Dear Friends: We write today with a difficult update. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the International Writing Program (IWP) learned that its grants with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, were being terminated.
March 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This is devastating. For almost 60 years, the IWP has hosted translators and writers from around the world, especially young and emerging ones. I spent a glorious summer at their events and it’s why I ended up studying literature.
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The US State Department has canceled the grants that provide much of the support for the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. 90% of those funds are spent in the US, & the program is top-notch, hosting 3 future Nobel laureates. @uiiwp.bsky.social
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US Department of State halts International Writing Program funding
The U.S. Department of State notified the University of Iowa International Writing program on Feb. 26 that its grants through the department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs were being ter...
now.uiowa.edu
March 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The US State Department has canceled the grants that provide much of the support for the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa. 90% of those funds are spent in the US, & the program is top-notch, hosting 3 future Nobel laureates. @uiiwp.bsky.social
now.uiowa.edu/news/2025/03...
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This is devastating. The IWP is the crown jewel of the U of Iowa & has done so much for literature around the world, but it's also done so much for Iowa. This update feels especially sad coming one week after a beautiful tribute to the program's co-founder, the incomparable Hualing Nieh Engle.
🧵Dear Friends: We write today with a difficult update. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the International Writing Program (IWP) learned that its grants with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, were being terminated.
March 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is devastating. The IWP is the crown jewel of the U of Iowa & has done so much for literature around the world, but it's also done so much for Iowa. This update feels especially sad coming one week after a beautiful tribute to the program's co-founder, the incomparable Hualing Nieh Engle.
🧵Dear Friends: We write today with a difficult update. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the International Writing Program (IWP) learned that its grants with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, were being terminated.
March 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🧵Dear Friends: We write today with a difficult update. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the International Writing Program (IWP) learned that its grants with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, were being terminated.
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The January Watchlist is in, with Tobias Carroll’s top translated books to start your 2025 off right—read on for a glimpse at what’s inside! https://buff.ly/4h7hqpP (1/8)
January 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The January Watchlist is in, with Tobias Carroll’s top translated books to start your 2025 off right—read on for a glimpse at what’s inside! https://buff.ly/4h7hqpP (1/8)
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📣 Calling all early-career translators! 📣
The Momentum Grant is now open for applications over at @wwborders.bsky.social. This is such a great opportunity: a $3,000 grant for working on your #translation sample. Plus, it's judged by none other than literary superstar Julia Sanches. Apply by 2/28!
The Momentum Grant is now open for applications over at @wwborders.bsky.social. This is such a great opportunity: a $3,000 grant for working on your #translation sample. Plus, it's judged by none other than literary superstar Julia Sanches. Apply by 2/28!
Words Without Borders Announces Third Annual Momentum Grant for Early-Career Translators - Words Without Borders
This grant aims to support early-career translators seeking to bring international work into the English-language marketplace.
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January 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
📣 Calling all early-career translators! 📣
The Momentum Grant is now open for applications over at @wwborders.bsky.social. This is such a great opportunity: a $3,000 grant for working on your #translation sample. Plus, it's judged by none other than literary superstar Julia Sanches. Apply by 2/28!
The Momentum Grant is now open for applications over at @wwborders.bsky.social. This is such a great opportunity: a $3,000 grant for working on your #translation sample. Plus, it's judged by none other than literary superstar Julia Sanches. Apply by 2/28!
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Recording this week 🤞... RJL's next episode is about Keiichiro Hirano + his Akutagawa-winning debut novel Eclipse (trans Brent de Chene/Charles de Wolf).
I'll be bringing in info from a conversation Hirano generously had with me in November
There will Eclipse spoilers—pick up your copy now. ☺️
I'll be bringing in info from a conversation Hirano generously had with me in November
There will Eclipse spoilers—pick up your copy now. ☺️
Eclipse a book by Keiichiro Hirano, Brent de Chene, and Charles de Wolf
In the late fifteenth century, a young Dominican friar sets out on a journey from Paris to Florence in search of manuscripts of pre-Christian philosophy. Along the way, he encounters an ascetic alchem...
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January 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Recording this week 🤞... RJL's next episode is about Keiichiro Hirano + his Akutagawa-winning debut novel Eclipse (trans Brent de Chene/Charles de Wolf).
I'll be bringing in info from a conversation Hirano generously had with me in November
There will Eclipse spoilers—pick up your copy now. ☺️
I'll be bringing in info from a conversation Hirano generously had with me in November
There will Eclipse spoilers—pick up your copy now. ☺️
See what's happening with our latest Lines & Spaces exchange in Riyadh:
Saudi book club brings together readers and writers from around the globe
RIYADH: Bookworms and aspiring writers alike were given space to explore their creative talent and learn from seasoned authors at Al Jalees Book Club’s “Writing Across Nations” dialogue session in Riy...
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January 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
See what's happening with our latest Lines & Spaces exchange in Riyadh:
We really enjoyed this interview that Hungarian poet Péter Závada gave at the U.S. Embassy in Budapest regarding his participation in the 2024 Fall Residency. You can watch it at youtube.com/watch?v=6_M19PhpujE.
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January 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
We really enjoyed this interview that Hungarian poet Péter Závada gave at the U.S. Embassy in Budapest regarding his participation in the 2024 Fall Residency. You can watch it at youtube.com/watch?v=6_M19PhpujE.
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We can't wait to read your debut novels! ✨
Our submission period opens tonight Friday 1/10/25 at midnight PT (technically Sat 1/11/25 @ 12:01 am PT) and stays open until Sunday 1/12/25 @ 11:59 pm PT.
See full guidelines, FAQ, and how to submit your work at the link!
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Our submission period opens tonight Friday 1/10/25 at midnight PT (technically Sat 1/11/25 @ 12:01 am PT) and stays open until Sunday 1/12/25 @ 11:59 pm PT.
See full guidelines, FAQ, and how to submit your work at the link!
tinhouse.com/book-submiss...
January 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
We can't wait to read your debut novels! ✨
Our submission period opens tonight Friday 1/10/25 at midnight PT (technically Sat 1/11/25 @ 12:01 am PT) and stays open until Sunday 1/12/25 @ 11:59 pm PT.
See full guidelines, FAQ, and how to submit your work at the link!
tinhouse.com/book-submiss...
Our submission period opens tonight Friday 1/10/25 at midnight PT (technically Sat 1/11/25 @ 12:01 am PT) and stays open until Sunday 1/12/25 @ 11:59 pm PT.
See full guidelines, FAQ, and how to submit your work at the link!
tinhouse.com/book-submiss...