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The IWP is among the best known institutions at the University of Iowa, and the premier institution of its kind in the world. Established in 1967 by poet and previous director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop Paul Engle and novelist and editor Hualing Nieh, the program has since welcomed over 1400 writers from over 130 countries. The documentation of their time and work in the IWP has been preserved in a variety of formats, media and locations.

The Engle Gallery

• Paul and Hualing Nieh Engle

Alumni/Past Participants

• Writer Database
• Iowa City Public Library presentations
• The Periscope:  compact interviews with alumni
• IWP participant interviews in UI News
• The IWP YouTube channel: video interviews with writers
• Other A/V materials

IWP Collections

• IWP Digital Archive Main Library: audio- and video presentations 1975-
• The Peter Nazareth Tape Collection: interviews with African IWP participants

Other Documents

• Cultural Diplomacy: A Linchpin of Public Diplomacy (US Department of State)

Past Events

• Paul Engle Conferences 2001-2007 (under re-construction)