Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature
For 80 years, Iowa City has been teaching the world to write. The Iowa Writers’ Workshop at the University of Iowa pioneered the teaching of creative writing at the university level. Dozens of creative programs within the university and the city followed. The newest chapter in this tradition is Iowa City’s designation as a UNESCO City of Literature.
How could a small city in the center of the American heartland have such a wide-ranging impact on creative writing? The answer is that Iowa City, for its size, may be the most literary city on earth. It has a unique set of influential literary institutions, which explore new ways to teach and support writers. At the same time, it has long been, quite simply, a place for writers: a haven, a destination, a proving ground, and a nursery.
Together, these synthesizing aspects – the writers and the institutions that have grown from them and for them – have created a history and an identity in which its citizens take enormous pride.
The Idiot with Anna Barker pt. 2
The Idiot with Anna Barker
Twenty Years After with Anna Barker
Wrap-up discussion with Anna Barker for 100 Days of Jókai Mór
Nicolás Medina Mora reading October 19, 2024 at the Iowa City Book Festival
Natalie Goldberg reading October 19, 2024 at the Iowa City Book Festival
Forrest Gander reading October 19, 2024 at the Iowa City Book Festival
Elizabeth Willis reading October 19, 2024 at the Iowa City Book Festival
Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz reading October 16, 2024 at the Iowa City Book Festival
Bruna Dantas Lobato reading October 15, 2024 at the Iowa City Book Festival
Stuart Dybek Reading, October 14, 2024 at the Iowa City Book Festival
Jókai Mór and Hungarian History Preliminary Zoom
Crime and Punishment wrap-up with Anna Barker
Crime and Punishment discussion with Anna Barker.
Notes From Underground: A discussion with Anna Barker
The Three Musketeers: Discussing the Dumas classic with Anna Barker
Charming Rotten Scoundrels: Discussing Lermontov and Turgenev
Charming Rotten Scoundrels: Discussing Goethe and Puskin with Anna Barker
Discussing Books VII and VIII of Anna Karenina with Anna Barker
Discussing Books V and VI of Anna Karenina with Anna Barker
Discussing Books III and IV of Anna Karenina with Anna Barker
Discussing Books I and II of Anna Karenina with Anna Barker
Discussing Lord Byron with Anna Barker
MusicIC Preview: Caroline Shaw and Marilynne Robinson in conversation
Discussing "Madame Bovary" with Anna Barker
Discussing "Les Misérables" with Anna Barker, Wrapping Up
Discussing "Les Misérables" with Anna Barker, Part III
Iowa City Book Festival: Elizabeth Weiss
Iowa City Book Festival: Elizabeth McCracken
Iowa City Book Festival: John Koethe