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Monday, April 15, 2024 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

04/15/2024 6:00pm 04/15/2024 8:00pm Community Writing Center

Get one-on-one assistance with any kind of writing from University of Iowa or Kirkwood Community College writing faculty at the Community Writing Center. 

  • job applications materials, including resumes and cover letters
  • school assignments, scholarship essays, college application essays, and materials
  • emails, social media posts, website content,
  • letters of all kinds, including to judges, immigration officials, parole officers and landlords
  • autobiographical writing, family histories, and local history projects
  • speeches and presentations
  • creative writing: short stories, books, plays, poetry
  • basic Microsoft Word and web navigation skills related to writing

Walk-in 20 minute appointments are first come, first served. Sessions are available Tuesdays, 4-6pm at Coralville Public Library and Thursdays, 6-8pm at ICPL from January 16 - May 3, with no sessions during spring break (March 10-17).

The Community Writing Center is sponsored by Iowa City Public Library, Coralville Public Library, Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa.

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Meeting Room E

Get one-on-one assistance with any kind of writing from University of Iowa or Kirkwood Community College writing faculty at the Community Writing Center. 

  • job applications materials, including resumes and cover letters
  • school assignments, scholarship essays, college application essays, and materials
  • emails, social media posts, website content,
  • letters of all kinds, including to judges, immigration officials, parole officers and landlords
  • autobiographical writing, family histories, and local history projects
  • speeches and presentations
  • creative writing: short stories, books, plays, poetry
  • basic Microsoft Word and web navigation skills related to writing

Walk-in 20 minute appointments are first come, first served. Sessions are available Tuesdays, 4-6pm at Coralville Public Library and Thursdays, 6-8pm at ICPL from January 16 - May 3, with no sessions during spring break (March 10-17).

The Community Writing Center is sponsored by Iowa City Public Library, Coralville Public Library, Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa.

If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.

This event is open to the public.

Cosponsor

Cosponsor Organization: U Iowa Writing Center

Cosponsor Name: Deirdre Egan

Cosponsor Phone: 319-335-0188