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Essayist and activist Krzysztof CZYZEWSKI (IWP Souk Ukaz '09) is among the recipients of the 2014 Dan David Prize for innovative and interdisciplinary research.
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(IWP '07, Syria) shortlisted for the 2014 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
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Yvonne Owour ADHIAMBO's (IWP '05, Kenya) novel Dust on NPR.
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Daniel WEISSBORT, the long-time director of UI's MFA in Translation, editor, translator and mensch, passed away in November of 2013. His legacy at the IWP endures.
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Lyonel TROUILLOT (IWP '94, Haiti) wins le Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-Monde!
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Bina SHAH (IWP '11, Pakistan) editorializes about romance, love and God in Pakistan.
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Oscar RANZO (IWP '13, Uganda), in dialogue with Taban LoLIYONG (IWP '88, Sudan), on how to make Ugandan literature bloom.
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Khaled KHALIFA (IWP '07, Syria) wins Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature!
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A new WWB interview with IWP friend and colleague Aron AJI, on translating from the Turkish.
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Upcoming Events
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Jan 28 — May 26 Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop
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Feb 03 — Dec 05 Art & Write Night
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Jun 16, 8:43 pm BMindful Holy Days: Eid al-Adha (Islam)
Happening Now
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Jennifer Feeley’s translation of Tongueless, Lau Yee-wa’s thriller sketching Hong Kong’s slide toward linguistic totalitarianism, is forthcoming from Feminist Press.
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In addition to becoming the Berlin LitFest’s first curator-in-residence, Helon Habila has also just received Kaduna Books and Art Festival’s KabaFest Lifetime Achievement Award, celebrating his "exceptional writing and significant contributions to the development of literature globally."
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Congratulations to Enah Johnscott, whose film Half Heaven won three awards at the Cameroon International Film Festival—best film, best director, and best cinematographer.
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We regret the passing, on April 11, 2024, of the distinguished Romanian author and critic Dan Cristea, who served as the editor in chief of the Luceafărul de Dimineață cultural monthly. In addition to being an alum of the 1985 Fall Residency, Cristea received his PhD in Comparative Literature at the University of Iowa.
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Our congratulations to 1986 Fall Residency writer Kwame Dawes, who has been named the new poet laureate of Jamaica.
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