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The International Writing Program (IWP) is a unique conduit for the world’s literatures, connecting well-established writers from around the globe, bringing international literature into classrooms, introducing American writers to other cultures through reading tours, and serving as a clearinghouse for literary news and a wealth of archival and pedagogical materials. Since 1967, over 1,600 writers from more than 160 countries have been in residence at the University of Iowa.

 

 

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Donor Spotlight: Hugh Culverhouse Jr.

Thursday, July 2, 2026

2024 IWP Annual Report

Sunday, November 2, 2025

International Writing Program Receives $250k Donation

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Events

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Art & Write Night

Friday, October 2, 2026 6:00pm to 8:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History

Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.

Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.

Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session and...

Live From Prairie Lights | IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series | Sang Young Park & Yaiza Berrocal Guevara,  joined by Toye Oladinni & Danielle Wheeler promotional image

Live From Prairie Lights | IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series | Sang Young Park & Yaiza Berrocal Guevara, joined by Toye Oladinni & Danielle Wheeler

Sunday, October 4, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Prairie Lights Books
Please join us for our annual IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series! This week’s event features IWP Residents Sang Young Park & Yaiza Berrocal Guevara. They will be joined by Iowa Writers' Workshop Fiction candidate, Toye Oladinni, & Associate Director of Writing Education for the UI Office of Writing & Communication, Danielle Wheeler.
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AI Is Not Your Friend: Cautions and Vents about Its Uses and Abuses in the Creation of Scholarly Publications

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 3:00pm to 4:00pm
111 Church Street

On Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, Walter Biggins, editor-in-chief at University of Pennsylvania Press, will offer his perspective as both a longtime acquiring editor and as a writer on how the advent of AI affects the present and possible futures of scholarly publishing. In particular, he will discuss how the emerging technology creates concerns and unresolved tensions — ethical, legal, and otherwise — in publishing around intellectual property...

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