Iowa Writers’ Workshop
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The Program in Creative Writing at the University of Iowa
Tuesday! November 18 at 7 p.m. in Prairie Lights bookstore, Othuke Umukoro will read from his debut poetry collection, 'Fenestration' in conversation with Reyumeh Ejue events.uiowa.edu/event/35188/
November 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Tuesday! November 18 at 7 p.m. in Prairie Lights bookstore, Othuke Umukoro will read from his debut poetry collection, 'Fenestration' in conversation with Reyumeh Ejue events.uiowa.edu/event/35188/
Tonight! 11/17 at 7 p.m. in Prairie Lights bookstore, Jen Percy will read from 'Girls Play Dead', joined in conversation by Kerry Howley events.uiowa.edu/event/35042
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Tonight! 11/17 at 7 p.m. in Prairie Lights bookstore, Jen Percy will read from 'Girls Play Dead', joined in conversation by Kerry Howley events.uiowa.edu/event/35042
Today! At 12:30 p.m. in the front foyer at Dey House, Cole Swensen, poet, former Workshop faculty member and recipient, this past weekend, of the Paul Engle Prize, will visit to chat and answer questions
November 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Today! At 12:30 p.m. in the front foyer at Dey House, Cole Swensen, poet, former Workshop faculty member and recipient, this past weekend, of the Paul Engle Prize, will visit to chat and answer questions
Saturday! 11/15 at 4 p.m., Shane McCrae will read in the Frank Conroy Reading Room at Glenn Schaeffer Library/Dey House events.uiowa.edu/event/35167
November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Saturday! 11/15 at 4 p.m., Shane McCrae will read in the Frank Conroy Reading Room at Glenn Schaeffer Library/Dey House events.uiowa.edu/event/35167
Thursday! 11/13, 5:30 p.m. at Prairie Lights bookstore, Mic Check Poetry Fest will host a moderated discussion between three poetry performance artists: Workshop Professor of Poetry, Tracie Morris; MFA candidate, Warren C. Longmire; and Caleb "The Negro Artist" Rainey events.uiowa.edu/event/35041
November 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Thursday! 11/13, 5:30 p.m. at Prairie Lights bookstore, Mic Check Poetry Fest will host a moderated discussion between three poetry performance artists: Workshop Professor of Poetry, Tracie Morris; MFA candidate, Warren C. Longmire; and Caleb "The Negro Artist" Rainey events.uiowa.edu/event/35041
Thursday! 11/13 at 7 p.m., U.S. Marine Anthony Swofford, Writer of 'Jarhead', will speak in the R. Wayne Richey Ballroom at the Iowa Memorial Union events.uiowa.edu/event/34897
November 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Thursday! 11/13 at 7 p.m., U.S. Marine Anthony Swofford, Writer of 'Jarhead', will speak in the R. Wayne Richey Ballroom at the Iowa Memorial Union events.uiowa.edu/event/34897
Tonight! Monday, 11/10 at 7 p.m. in Prairie Lights bookstore, Writers' Workshop graduate Delaney Nolan will read from her new novel, 'Happy Bad', joined in conversation by University of Iowa Associate Professor of Fiction, Jamel Brinkley events.uiowa.edu/event/35040
November 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Tonight! Monday, 11/10 at 7 p.m. in Prairie Lights bookstore, Writers' Workshop graduate Delaney Nolan will read from her new novel, 'Happy Bad', joined in conversation by University of Iowa Associate Professor of Fiction, Jamel Brinkley events.uiowa.edu/event/35040
Tonight! Friday, 11/7 at 7 p.m. in Prairie Lights bookstore, Sara Gilmore and Alicia Wright will read from their poetry collections, 'The Green Lives', and 'You're Called by the Same Sound' events.uiowa.edu/event/33002/
November 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Tonight! Friday, 11/7 at 7 p.m. in Prairie Lights bookstore, Sara Gilmore and Alicia Wright will read from their poetry collections, 'The Green Lives', and 'You're Called by the Same Sound' events.uiowa.edu/event/33002/
Thursday! November 6th, at 7pm in Prairie Lights bookstore, Emily Wilson will read from her newest poetry collection, 'Burnt Mountain' events.uiowa.edu/event/34718
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Thursday! November 6th, at 7pm in Prairie Lights bookstore, Emily Wilson will read from her newest poetry collection, 'Burnt Mountain' events.uiowa.edu/event/34718
Join the UI Alumni and Friends' Write Now: Hawkeye Haiku Contest and share your take on this year's theme–milestone–through a traditional 5–7–5 haiku. Celebrate an achievement, mark a special moment, or capture a memory that defines you.
Entries open: Nov. 3–14 events.uiowa.edu/event/35064
Entries open: Nov. 3–14 events.uiowa.edu/event/35064
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Join the UI Alumni and Friends' Write Now: Hawkeye Haiku Contest and share your take on this year's theme–milestone–through a traditional 5–7–5 haiku. Celebrate an achievement, mark a special moment, or capture a memory that defines you.
Entries open: Nov. 3–14 events.uiowa.edu/event/35064
Entries open: Nov. 3–14 events.uiowa.edu/event/35064
Tonight! 7p.m. at Prairie Lights bookstore, Stephen Haven will read from his newest poetry collection, 'The Flight from Meaning', and poet Rosa Lane will read from her newest collection, 'Called Back' events.uiowa.edu/event/34676
October 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Tonight! 7p.m. at Prairie Lights bookstore, Stephen Haven will read from his newest poetry collection, 'The Flight from Meaning', and poet Rosa Lane will read from her newest collection, 'Called Back' events.uiowa.edu/event/34676
Tonight! 10/21 at 7p.m. in Prairie Lights bookstore, Stephen Kuusisto will read from his third poetry collection, 'Close Escapes', and join Iowa International Writing Program director Christopher Merrill in conversation events.uiowa.edu/event/34483
October 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Tonight! 10/21 at 7p.m. in Prairie Lights bookstore, Stephen Kuusisto will read from his third poetry collection, 'Close Escapes', and join Iowa International Writing Program director Christopher Merrill in conversation events.uiowa.edu/event/34483
Sunday! 10/19, 4pm in Prairie Lights bookstore, IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series will feature IWP Residents Grigor Shashikyan (Armenia) and Roxana Crisólogo (Peru/Finland). They will be accompanied by Iowa Writers' Workshop Poetry student Warren Longmire. events.uiowa.edu/event/34451
October 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Sunday! 10/19, 4pm in Prairie Lights bookstore, IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series will feature IWP Residents Grigor Shashikyan (Armenia) and Roxana Crisólogo (Peru/Finland). They will be accompanied by Iowa Writers' Workshop Poetry student Warren Longmire. events.uiowa.edu/event/34451
Saturday, 10/11, 11:30 a.m. at Prairie Lights bookstore, Writers' Workshop alum Greg Galloway will read from his newest book, 'All We Trust', and bestselling author Scott Phillips will read from his newest book, 'The Devil Raises His Own' at this 2025 IC Book Fest event events.uiowa.edu/event/34462
October 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Saturday, 10/11, 11:30 a.m. at Prairie Lights bookstore, Writers' Workshop alum Greg Galloway will read from his newest book, 'All We Trust', and bestselling author Scott Phillips will read from his newest book, 'The Devil Raises His Own' at this 2025 IC Book Fest event events.uiowa.edu/event/34462
Join us for the Truman Capote Award Ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 4pm in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber in Iowa City. It will feature remarks by winner, Andrea Brady, honored for, 'Poetry and Bondage: A History and Theory of Lyric Constraint', followed by a reception events.uiowa.edu/event/34423
October 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Join us for the Truman Capote Award Ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 4pm in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber in Iowa City. It will feature remarks by winner, Andrea Brady, honored for, 'Poetry and Bondage: A History and Theory of Lyric Constraint', followed by a reception events.uiowa.edu/event/34423
Today! 10/7 at 1 p.m. in the Frank Conroy Reading Room at Dey House/Glenn Schaeffer Library, the Harlem Quartet will give an intimate, hour-long afternoon concert events.uiowa.edu/event/33067
October 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Today! 10/7 at 1 p.m. in the Frank Conroy Reading Room at Dey House/Glenn Schaeffer Library, the Harlem Quartet will give an intimate, hour-long afternoon concert events.uiowa.edu/event/33067
Tonight! 9/29 at 7pm in Prairie Lights bookstore, Stephen Starring Grant will read from and talk with Daniel Khalastchi about his new memoir, 'Mailman: My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home' events.uiowa.edu/event/34093
September 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Tonight! 9/29 at 7pm in Prairie Lights bookstore, Stephen Starring Grant will read from and talk with Daniel Khalastchi about his new memoir, 'Mailman: My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home' events.uiowa.edu/event/34093
Thursday, 9/25 at 7 p.m. in Prairie Lights bookstore, poet CA Conrad will read from their new book from Wave Books, 'Listen to the Golden Boomerang Return' events.uiowa.edu/event/33545
September 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Thursday, 9/25 at 7 p.m. in Prairie Lights bookstore, poet CA Conrad will read from their new book from Wave Books, 'Listen to the Golden Boomerang Return' events.uiowa.edu/event/33545
Tonight! Wednesday, 9/24, 7PM at the Iowa City Public Library, Elin Hilderbrand will read from her newest book, 'The Academy', joined in conversation by Writers' Workshop director, Lan Samantha Chang events.uiowa.edu/event/33549
September 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Tonight! Wednesday, 9/24, 7PM at the Iowa City Public Library, Elin Hilderbrand will read from her newest book, 'The Academy', joined in conversation by Writers' Workshop director, Lan Samantha Chang events.uiowa.edu/event/33549
Tonight! Tuesday, 9/23 at 7 p.m. in Prairie Lights bookstore, Adedayo Agarau will read from 'The Years of Blood', joined in conversation by fellow IWW grad and poet, Othuke Umukoro events.uiowa.edu/event/33546
September 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Tonight! Tuesday, 9/23 at 7 p.m. in Prairie Lights bookstore, Adedayo Agarau will read from 'The Years of Blood', joined in conversation by fellow IWW grad and poet, Othuke Umukoro events.uiowa.edu/event/33546
Tonight! 9/22, 5:30 p.m. at Shambaugh House, the International Writing Program and the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies are sponsoring Text and Textures: Women Creating Books with Bite, a conversation with Pervin Saket & Diane Vadino led by Devanshi Khetarpal events.uiowa.edu/event/34250
September 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Tonight! 9/22, 5:30 p.m. at Shambaugh House, the International Writing Program and the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies are sponsoring Text and Textures: Women Creating Books with Bite, a conversation with Pervin Saket & Diane Vadino led by Devanshi Khetarpal events.uiowa.edu/event/34250
And Kevin Moffett, for 'Only Son' and Joy Williams, for 'The Pelican Child', in fiction!
September 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
And Kevin Moffett, for 'Only Son' and Joy Williams, for 'The Pelican Child', in fiction!
Thursday! September 18 at 8 p.m., the Workshop presents a reading by Ida Beam Visiting Lecturer, Rae Armantrout, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room at Glenn Schaeffer Library/ Dey House. A Q&A session will follow, on Friday, 9/19 at 12:30 p.m. events.uiowa.edu/event/33550
September 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Thursday! September 18 at 8 p.m., the Workshop presents a reading by Ida Beam Visiting Lecturer, Rae Armantrout, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room at Glenn Schaeffer Library/ Dey House. A Q&A session will follow, on Friday, 9/19 at 12:30 p.m. events.uiowa.edu/event/33550
Thursday! 9/18 at 7 pm in Prairie Lights bookstore, Iowa City-based 'Brink Literary Journal' presents a conversation w/ contributors (including Sarah Minor & Bennett Sims!) to 'Malleable and True: A Hybrid Craft Anthology', first publication of new imprint, Brink Books events.uiowa.edu/event/33548
September 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Thursday! 9/18 at 7 pm in Prairie Lights bookstore, Iowa City-based 'Brink Literary Journal' presents a conversation w/ contributors (including Sarah Minor & Bennett Sims!) to 'Malleable and True: A Hybrid Craft Anthology', first publication of new imprint, Brink Books events.uiowa.edu/event/33548
Congratulations to all writers on the longlist for 2025 National Book Awards! including Angela Flournoy, for 'The Wilderness',
in fiction, and Yiyun Li, for 'Things in Nature Merely Grow', in nonfiction www.nationalbook.org/category/news/
in fiction, and Yiyun Li, for 'Things in Nature Merely Grow', in nonfiction www.nationalbook.org/category/news/
September 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Congratulations to all writers on the longlist for 2025 National Book Awards! including Angela Flournoy, for 'The Wilderness',
in fiction, and Yiyun Li, for 'Things in Nature Merely Grow', in nonfiction www.nationalbook.org/category/news/
in fiction, and Yiyun Li, for 'Things in Nature Merely Grow', in nonfiction www.nationalbook.org/category/news/