International Writing Program

Every fall, in collaboration with the Iowa City Public Library, the IWP organizes a weekly series of panels on current literary and non-literary themes. The gatherings are an opportunity to the community at large for a conversation with the international visitors. The panels are later broadcast on The Library Channel and online, and the short papers are posted on the IWP website.

Fall 2022 International Writing Program (IWP) Panel: Images of America

In this final panel discussion, IWP's 2022 Fall Residency writers discuss their experiences in Iowa, the U.S., the Residency, and the University of Iowa campus. This is always a great...

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Fall 2022 International Writing Program (IWP) Panel: Writing the Not-Self

A conversation between four IWP 2022 Fall Residency writers on the theme of "Writing the Not-Self."

About the authors:

Safinah Danish Elahi (fiction writer, poet; Pakistan...

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Fall 2022 International Writing Program (IWP) Panel: In Translation

A conversation between four IWP 2022 Fall Residency writers on the theme of "In Translation."

About the authors:

Pavla Horáková (novelist, nonfiction writer, journalist,...

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Fall 2022 International Writing Program (IWP) Panel: Migrants as Readers

A conversation between four IWP 2022 Fall Residency writers on the theme of "Migrants as Readers."

About the authors:

David Anuar (poet, essayist, editor, translator;...

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Fall 2022 International Writing Program (IWP) Panel: Specter of Professionalism

A conversation between four IWP 2022 Fall Residency writers on the theme of "The Specter of Professionalization."

About the authors:

Kang Byoung Yoong (fiction writer,...

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Fall 2022 International Writing Program (IWP) Panel: Cultures in Conflict

A conversation between three IWP 2022 Fall Residency writers on the theme of "Cultures in Conflict: What Is the Writer's Place?"

Zaza Muchemwa (poet, playwright, arts...

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2022 Spring International Writing Program (IWP) Panel: Images of America

Join us for our final Friday Iowa City Public Library panel for Spring 2022!
Join IWP writers-in-residence and members of the public for the closing chapter of our weekly community...

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2022 Spring International Writing Program (IWP) Panel: Nature on Edge

Join us for our weekly Friday Iowa City Public Library series for Spring 2022!
Join International Writing Program (IWP) writers-in-residence and members of the public for a panel discussion...

Books and Writing International Writing Program

2022 Spring International Writing Program (IWP) Panel: Cultures in Conflict

Join us for our weekly Friday Iowa City Public Library series for Spring 2022!
Join International Writing Program (IWP) writers-in-residence and members of the public for a panel discussion...

Books and Writing International Writing Program

2022 Spring International Writing Program (IWP) Panel: Writing the Not-self

Join International Writing Program (IWP) writers-in-residence and members of the public for a panel discussion of "Writing the Not-self."
Writers often create characters different...

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