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5Q Interview: Margo Keller, editor of Cave Writing Magazine
Monday, November 18, 2024
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
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Rita Dove
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Rita Dove received her MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1977.
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BA in Screenwriting
Students are instructed on practical skills and knowledge needed to become successful members of the screenwriting industry!
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Jo Ann Beard + Melissa Febos reading
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