Despite some delays and detours caused by flooding in the Iowa City area, the Iowa Summer Writing Festival started its 22nd year of summer workshops this week at the University of Iowa. The workshops, taught by UI professors and guest instructors, are designed to benefit writers at all levels of experience and achievement. Working in small groups, adult writers of all ages from across the country gather to share, read and discuss their work.

As a traditional feature of the Iowa Summer Writing Festival, a series of readings and discussions of literary topics called the Elevenses will be offered throughout the workshop sessions. Discussions typically include topics of interest to the writers, including aspects of craft, process, the writing life, and publishing. These free, public events last one hour and are held in the auditorium of the Becker Communications Building on the University of Iowa campus, at 11 a.m., Monday–Friday, weekdays through Friday, July 25, with the exception of the week of June 30–July 4, when there is no festival session scheduled due to the Fourth of July holiday. Podcasts of these events will also be available here on the Writing University website, posted throughout the festival's duration.

For more information on the Iowa Summer Writing Festival, visit their site: http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/iswfest