The 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Chinese author Mo Yan, a 2004 participant of the University of Iowa International Writing Program (IWP). In announcing the prize today, the Nobel Foundation said that "with hallucinatory realism (Mo) merges folk tales, history, and the contemporary." Story
Indonesian author and 2010 UI International Writing Program (IWP) participant Andrea Hirata, hopes to find out if his autobiographical novel, The Rainbow Troops, will be a hit in the U.S. after more than one million copies of the book were sold in Indonesia.
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A new book edited by University of Iowa American studies doctoral students Nicholas Yanes and Derrais Carter looks at President Barack Obama's candidacy and first year of presidency through a pop culture lens. Story
A number of campus events over the next few weeks will reflect on the responsibilities of science and scientists to the broader culture, including an exhibit, "Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature," which runs through Nov. 2. Story
2012.09.28 | By University Communication and Marketing | 11:15 AM
The University of Iowa UNESCO City of Literature (UCOL) Mobile Application Development Team—will unveil the newest version of its “City of Lit” app from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at the Englert Theatre in downtown Iowa City.Story
The Oct. 8-11 readings at Prairie Lights Books and on Virtual Writing University live streams will feature two Iowa Poets Laureate, Marvin Bell and Mary Swander, and an all University of Iowa line-up. Story
Kerri Webster and Joseph Campana, winners of the 2001 Iowa Poetry Prize from the University of Iowa Press, will read at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, in Prairie Lights Books and on a Virtual Writing University live stream. Story
Students, faculty, and alumni of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop will perform “unstageable plays of daring and poetry” at the inaugural Iowa City Poets Theater at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, in Lower City Park's Riverside Theater. Story
