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Iowa Summer Writing Festival
Established
1987
Program Description
Workshops, individual conferences with instructors, lecture and panel discussions, writing time, and readings by participants, faculty, and other outstanding contemporary voices.
Group Size or S:T Ratio
12/workshop
Program Focus
Fiction, Humor, Nature, Playwriting, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Screenwriting, Travel, Children's, Non-fiction, Autobiography/Memoir, Young Adult, Poetry
Faculty
2016: 70 faculty members, including Mary Allen, Kim Brooks, Hope Edelman, Amy Hassinger, Robin Hemley, Ilya Kaminsky, Sabrina Orah Mark, Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Michael Martone, Mark Jude Poirier, Elizabeth Robinson, and Anthony Varallo.
Costs
2016: $620 for weeklong workshops includes special events, receptions, and opening and closing dinners. $320 for weekend workshops includes Saturday breakfast. Discounted housing in area hotels. See site for details.
U.S. Locations
Iowa City, Iowa
Months
June, July
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Contact
Amy Margolis
Director
Iowa Summer Writing Festival
250 CEF, The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
United States
Phone: 319-335-4160
Fax: 319-335-4039
E-Mail:
Director
Iowa Summer Writing Festival
250 CEF, The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
United States
Phone: 319-335-4160
Fax: 319-335-4039
E-Mail:
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