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The IWP 2012 fall residency begins August 27! Meet our newest group of writers.

In July 2008 a group of Chinese IWP alumni met for dinner in Beijing to celebrate the publication of a new edition of Hualing Engle's 2004 memoir Images of Three Lives. Among those in the photo are Xi Chuan, Xu Hudong, Bi Feiyu, Su Tong, Lou Ye, Chi Zijian, Li Rui, Jiang Yun, Liu Heng, and Mo Yan (2nd from right, 2nd row), winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature.

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In 2009, the International Writing Program and the Chinese Writers' Association began a pilot exchange project, the Life of Discovery. The project’s aim is to bring together writers and artists from the United States and from the minority ethnic communities in the western regions of the People's Republic of China.

Summer 2012 marked our fifth Between the Lines Arabic and our first-ever Between the Lines Russia. Young people, aged 16-19, came from all over to learn and grow as writers and to experience Iowa City's unique literary landscape.

The IWP’s Distance Learning Creative Writing Program

As the IWP’s distance learning initiative, the DLCWP seeks to maintain a visible, ongoing, and active IWP presence in the world. Programs are ongoing all year long, deepening existing connections and welcoming new collaborators.

91st Meridian

The Fall 2011 edition of 91st Meridian, an electronic publication of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, in Iowa City (41° 38' N /91° 33' W).

Woman's shadow over Chinese letters. A film frame grab.

New on the Paul and Hualing Engle Gallery:  One Tree Three Lives, a documentary that “lays bare the sorrows and triumphs in the life of Nieh Hualing.... novelist and essayist...a remarkable figure in modern Chinese literature.”   Directed by Angie Chen, the film premieres at the Hong Kong International Film Festival in March 2012.

  • man holding flame in billowing fabric
  • The IWP’s Distance Learning Creative Writing Program
  • 91st Meridian
  • Woman's shadow over Chinese letters. A film frame grab.

Meet our writers

The International Writing Program at the University of Iowa is a unique residency program that brings together the writers of the world... more

ICPL Presentations 2012

New panel presentations from the 2012 residents... more

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Creative Writing in a Multilingual Landscape: IWP Tours the Two Congos... more

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Iowa City: A UNESCO City of Literature

The City of Literature works to advance its mission of celebrating and supporting literature on a local, regional, national, and international...
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Wole Soyinka Visits Iowa City

Nigerian playwright, novelist, and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka gave a public lecture on November 6 as part of the closing festivities of the 2011 IWP...

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October 2012

November 2012

Happening Now... (more)

  • Congratulations to Mo Yan (IWP '04, China), the 2012 Nobel Laureate in Literature!

  • Our fifth Between the Lines was a great success! Highlights forthcoming...

  • The first half of the Life of Discovery 2012 exchange between the IWP and the China Writers' Association has come to a close. The second half of the program will take place in the U.S. this fall.

  • The IWP's 2011 Annual Report is now available for viewing as a PDF or SWF file.

  • Nigerian playwright, novelist, and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka gave a public lecture on November 6 as part of the closing festivities of the 2011 IWP residency.