International Writing Program

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IWP enters a new era, adapting history of cultural advocacy for the modern literary landscape   On the second floor of Shambaugh House, down the echoing wooden hallways of the historic Iowa City building, rests a large desk covered in books from around the world and across genres. Sunlight shines through the office’s blinds and casts a glowing beam of light onto the busy workspace of Cate...

Please join us at Red de Bibliotecas del Instituto Cervantes in Chicago on Monday, October 27, from 1pm-2pm where three international authors will present their work following the conclusion of their residency. A conversation with the authors will follow the reading.

This reading brings together three writers whose work moves across languages, geographies, and vital experience. Roxana Crisólogo Correa (Peru/Finland), Tomás Downey (Argentina), and Florencia del Campo (Argentina/Spain) have just completed their residency at the IWP and now share with the public a selection of their work as a closing gesture to this cycle of creation, exchange, and movement.

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Acompáñenos en el Instituto Cervantes de Chicago el lunes 27 de octubre, de 13:00 a 14:00 h, donde tres autores internacionales presentan su obra tras concluir su residencia en el International Writing Program de la Universidad de Iowa. La lectura será seguida de una conversación con los autores.

Esta lectura reúne a tres autoras y autores cuya obra transita entre lenguas, geografías y experiencias vitales. Roxana Crisólogo Correa (Perú/Finlandia), Tomás Downey (Argentina) y Florencia del Campo (Argentina/España) acaban de finalizar su residencia en el prestigioso International Writing Program de la Universidad de Iowa, y comparten ahora con el público una selección de sus textos como cierre de este ciclo de creación, intercambio y desplazamiento.

IWP resident Roxana Crisólogo’s (poet, translator, and cultural worker; Peru/Finland) reads at the last Sunday Night reading of the 2025 residency!

Christopher Merrill, our longtime director, has announced he will step down at the end of the year. Since 2000, Merrill has been the architect of IWP’s modern era—expanding its global reach, stewarding the program through transformational partnerships, and championing literary exchange in Iowa City and around the world. Thank you so much, Chris.

International Writing Program director to step down after 25 years Christopher Merrill, longtime director of the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program (IWP), is marking 25 years as director and has announced he will step down at the end of the year. Since 2000, Merrill has been the architect of IWP’s modern era—expanding its global reach, steward...