More than 40 Pulitzer Prize winners. Seven U.S. Poet Laureates. Countless award-winning playwrights, screenwriters, journalists, translators, novelists and poets.
Writing and Communication at Iowa
More than 40 Pulitzer Prize winners. Seven U.S. Poet Laureates. Countless award-winning playwrights, screenwriters, journalists, translators, novelists and poets.
The University of Iowa’s writing programs shape the landscape of American literature. Iowa established an MFA standard.
Featured Events
Featured Events
From readings to performances to book launches, Iowa City hosts extraordinary writing events every week, on campus and in town!
Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop
Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection. Each session will be led by a different talented writer from our area, who will be offering a new prompt and a new approach to ekphrastic writing (writing inspired by visual art). Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave with the beginning of a newly written piece.
Co-sponsored by Iowa City Poetry. Teen and adult writers in all genres are welcome.
Write at the Stanley meets every fourth...
Live from Prairie Lights | Matthew Neill Null - 'Floodgate'
Application Deadline: Fall 2026 Obermann Writing Collective
This program offers accountability to artists, scholars, and researchers working on any kind of writing project (articles, essays, fellowship or grant applications, dissertations, book projects, edited volumes, etc.) who want dedicated time, a cozy space, and a community for the practice of writing.Each group meets once a week for 1.5 hours in the Writers' Attic at the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies (111 Church St.). Weekly writing sessions include brief check-ins, goal setting, and...
Creativity meets opportunity - Explore a thriving arts community within a pioneering research university.
Creativity meets opportunity - Explore a thriving arts community within a pioneering research university.
