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."
How did Iowa City become a hub for creative writing in America? This hour-long documentary is a story of literary ambition, academic innovation and a promising young Iowa poet who became a cultural entrepreneur. Premiering Saturday July 14th, 3pm at Macbride Auditorium for the Iowa City Book Festival. Q&A and discussion immediately following. A production of The University of Iowa sponsored by: State Historical Society, Inc. Humanities Iowa & The National Endowment for the Humanities The Iowa Arts Council directed by Benjamin Hill cinematography by John Richard http://www.facebook.com/CityofLiteratureDocumentary http://www.cityofliteraturefilm.org
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