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How did a modest Midwestern college town become a global literary icon? This new documentary—also playing at Iowa City's Englert Theatre—tells the tale. Story

IWP welcomes writers from 28 countries

Group of people gathered for a reading in the Shambaugh House.

The University of Iowa International Writing Program is welcoming 32 writers from 28 countries to its fall residency, connecting artists from throughout the world and advancing Iowa City's reputation as a global literary capital. Story

Hill describes writing documentary

Iowa City Press-Citizen: Hill describes writing documentary
Published
2012.07.11

Ben Hill of University Communication and Marketing describes his new documentary about the writing history of the UI and Iowa City. Story from: Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City Press-Citizen

'City of Literature,' the movie

Full bookshelf.

A new documentary premiering at the Iowa City Book Festival reveals how a modest Midwestern college town became a locus of the literary world. Story

Poets and pioneers, writers and rivals

Archival photo of Robert Frost and Paul Engle with Iowa Writers' Workshop students

English faculty member Loren Glass talks about the personalities—and, sometimes, the personality conflicts—that built the University of Iowa community's international standing as a "City of Literature." Story

Hill is interviewed about writing history

Published
2012.07.10

Ben Hill, director of a new film about the history of writing at the UI and in Iowa City, is interviewed about the project. Story from: Patch

Patch

4th-annual Iowa City Book Festival features new location, laughs, languages

Book lovers of all ages will find something to love in the fourth-annual Iowa City Book Festival, July 13-15. Story

Making the impossible possible

Community activist, MacArthur Fellow, and author Bill Strickland will visit the University of Iowa and Iowa City community April 2 and 3. Story

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