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IWP Writers-in-Residence introducing themselves to one another.

The IWP & the Moscow Art Theatre present Book Wings, a collaborative literary and theatrical exchange between American and Russian poets, actors, directors, and new media professionals.

The Fall 2011 edition of 91st Meridian, an electronic publication of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, in Iowa City (41° 38' N /91° 33' W).

BTL 2011 students at "The Bean", Chicago

Preparations are underway for the fifth Between the Lines, a program that brings students from the US and other countries together for creative writing and cultural exchange. For the first time, there will be two sessions: BTL Russia (June 30-July 14) and BTL Arabic (July 13-27).

In 2009, the International Writing Program and the Chinese Writers' Association began a pilot exchange project, the Life of Discovery. The project’s aim is to bring together writers and artists from the United States and from the minority ethnic communities in the western regions of the People's Republic of China.

The IWP’s Distance Learning Creative Writing Program

As the IWP’s distance learning initiative, the DLCWP seeks to maintain a visible, ongoing, and active IWP presence in the world. Programs are ongoing all year long, deepening existing connections and welcoming new collaborators.

Woman's shadow over Chinese letters. A film frame grab.

New on the Paul and Hualing Engle Gallery: One Tree Three Lives, a documentary that “lays bare the sorrows and triumphs in the life of Nieh Hualing.... novelist and essayist...a remarkable figure in modern Chinese literature.” Directed by Angie Chen, the film premieres at the Hong Kong International Film Festival in March 2012.

Meet our writers

The International Writing Program at the University of Iowa is a unique residency program that brings together the writers of the world... more

IWP Interviews

New interviews with 2011 residents at our YouTube channel.

Feature from site

On the IWP's 2009 & 2011 educational trips to Dadaab, Kenya, home to the largest refugee community in the world ... more

The Writing University

@Shambaugh House

Iowa City: A UNESCO City of Literature

The City of Literature works to advance its mission of celebrating and supporting literature on a local, regional, national, and international...

Wole Soyinka Visits Iowa City

Nigerian playwright, novelist, and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka gave a public lecture on November 6 as part of the closing festivities of the 2011 IWP...

Happening Now... (more)

The IWP & The Moscow Art Theatre will present Book Wings, a collaborative literary and theatrical performance on Fri. March 9th, 2012 in Theatre B of the University of Iowa's Theatre Arts building.
Nigerian playwright, novelist, and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka gave a public lecture on November 6 as part of the closing festivities of the 2011 IWP residency.
The newest release from 91st Meridian Books: How to Write an Earthquake, a trilingual French-Creole-English e-anthology of poetry and prose responding to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
The IWP's 2010 Annual Report is available for viewing (PDF / SWF).
The Norwegian Writers' Association has awarded its 2011 free expression award to Ma Thida (IWP 2005). She is its first-ever recipient from Burma.