The seventh annual Phoenix Indian Center Youth Leadership Day featured two internationally known Native women whose work inspires youth to embrace their own indigenous cultures, one of which was Cinnamon Spear (Northern Cheyenne-Montana) from the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

Mariola Espinosa, associate professor in the University of Iowa Department of History, is examining yellow fever — once a terrifying killer that violently took the lives of half of the people who contracted it — in the Caribbean for a new book project.

The University of Hartford’s Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies has named author Eduardo Halfon the 2018 Edward Lewis Wallant Award winner for his novel, Mourning.

The New York Times named Donna Stonecipher's Transaction History as one of the top 10 best collections of poetry in 2018. The book was co-edited by Mark Levine, associate professor of poetry in the Iowa Writers' Workshop, as part of the University of Iowa Press' Kuhl House Poetry series.

Veteran TV writers Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green (“Northern Exposure,” “The Sopranos,” “Blue Bloods”) launched a class at the UI this fall called Writing for Television.

John D'Agata, director of the Nonfiction Writing Program at the University of Iowa, talks about his 2012 book, The Lifespan of a Fact, which has been adapted into a Broadway play starring Daniel Radcliffe, Bobby Cannavale, and Cherry Jones.

Far from the Hollywood Hills and the bright lights of Broadway, the entertainment industry has found an unexpected hotbed for storytelling in the heart of the Midwest. The University of Iowa has attracted writers, actors, directors, and other artists—all seeking to hone their craft in a flourishing creative community.

Justin Torres arrived at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop with a collection of fictional stories based on his childhood in Upstate New York. He graduated in 2010 with a manuscript that would be published a year later as “We the Animals” and provide the basis of a critically acclaimed film.

Professor John D'Agata's book, "The Lifespan of a Fact," about the line between fact and fiction, will find life under the bright lights as a stage adaptation.

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a $105,000 grant to Lori Branch, associate professor in the University of Iowa Department of English, to host a three-week seminar for 16 college and university faculty members on the UI campus.