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Iowa City: Little town, big on writing

The University of Iowa’s longtime renown and excellence in creative writing contribute to city’s international reputation as a writer’s haven.

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The First and Best Home for Writers

The First and Best Home for Writers is a multimedia overview that focuses on several writing students with a range of backgrounds and disciplines.

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Writing Across Disciplines

Iowa’s unmatched writing-related resources prepare its graduates for success in many fields.

News Highlights

5Q Interview: Christine Evans, UI Press Author

5Q Interview: WANG Zhanhei 王占黑, IWP Resident

5Q Interview: Aigerim Tazhi Айгерим Тажи, IWP Resident

Volume 53, Issue 1 of The Iowa Review is out now! In this issue: a new stepmom, Superman comics, a ship on fire and ballerinas in New York City

Workshop alum Yiyun Li, Jayne Anne Phillips and C Pam Zhang on the 'L.A. Times' list of "10 books to add to your reading list in September"

5Q Interview: Noelle Q. De Jesus, IWP Resident

The 5th issue of the Prison Writing Project from the Magid Center for Writing is now published & available to read online!

"Unheard Melodies," Iowa Writers' Workshop alum Shane McCrae interviewed in 'The New York Review'

Congratulations to Iowa Writers' Workshop grad Logan Hoffman-Smith! 2023 Lambda Literary Fellow in Fiction & 2023 Justin Chin Memorial Scholarship

Writing University Features

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5Q Interview: Mashiul Alam মশিউল আলম, IWP Resident

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5Q Interview: Qi Jin Nian七堇年, IWP Resident

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5Q Interview: Josephine Geiger-Lee, Noelle Franzone, and Hannah Cargo, editors of 'snapshots'

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5Q Interview: Camille Socarras, Associate Director IYWP

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5Q Interview: Almudena RAMÍREZ-PANTANELLA, IWP Resident

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5Q Interview: 강병융 KANG Byoung Yoong, IWP Resident

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5Q Interview: John T. Price, UI Press Author

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5Q Interview: Arianne Zwartjes, UI Press Author

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5Q Interview: Emily Pérez, UI Press Author

5Q Interview: Mikey Waller and Jenna Mather, Ink Lit Mag

The First and Best Home for Writers

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Iowa Summer Writing Festival Online Workshop Registration Now Open

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University of Iowa Joins the IIE Scholar Rescue Fund Alliance with Commitment to Support Threatened and Displaced Scholars

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Applications Open to Americans Ages 15-22 for Prestigious Virtual Summer Writing Programs through the IWP

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5Q Interview: Miah Clark, English and Creative Writing Major

Iowa Arts Offers Social Justice Events Throughout February

5Q Interview: Megan Lenss

5Q Interview: Nicholas Runyon, a junior studying English and Creative Writing major

5Q Interview: Signe Nettum, English and Creative Writing Major

5Q Interview: Sam Eliasen, English and Creative Writing Major