Santos® is a computer program developed over the past 10 years by a large team of researchers at the Virtual Soldier Research Center at the University of Iowa. It is a human simulator that aids in the reduction of load for the US Marines, tests...
Dan Alder has more than two decades' experience in the field of communications, both in mainstream journalism and as a consultant to humanitarian agencies and organizations. With this documentary, Mr. Alder adds filmmaking to the research, writing...
Manpreet Singh Anand has worked on international policy and development issues with a number of organizations, largely focused on U.S. diplomatic relations with South Asia. Mr. Anand served as a Senior Policy Advisor for the U.S. House of...
Ghada Abdel Aal from Egypt and 2010 IWP participant discusses her experiences within the International Writing Program. She discusses how she became involved with the program and the differences between the literary community in Iowa City and that...
Ghada Abdel Aal of Egypt begins the panel by discussing how she made the leap from blogging to professional writing. She explains that she began blogging as a way to express her feelings and observations in a “safe” forum. In closing, she...
New Zealand author and 2010 IWP resident, Hinemoana Baker discusses her influences and her experiences in Iowa City. She also talks about her processes and the activities that help her “recharge.” Baker also discusses the difficulty she has had...
Ian Rosales Casocot from the Philippines relates two ancient oral tales: a creation story and an adventure story. He relates these simple stories to how he feels writers create worlds and develop a sense of place just as the characters in the tales...
Ian Rosales Casocot author from the Philippines and 2010 IWP resident discussed his experience in Iowa City, influences and the importance of coffee for his writing. Casocot states that while in Iowa City he has found he is most productive while...
Icelandic author and 2010 IWP resident Sölvi Björn Sigurðsson discusses his writing process and experiences in Iowa City. He states that his readers in Iceland often ask him if it is his mother in his book, “The Last Days of My Mother,” to...
Indian author and 2010 IWP resident, Chandrahas Choudhury discusses his influences and writing habits in this interview. Additionally, he briefly talks about his experiences as a visiting writer in Iowa City.
UI Professor Emerita Linda Kerber will introduce panelists at the first ICPL panel of the 2012 residency, "Spectral Gender."
The roles that men and women may play within a society have been a fertile literary ground for millennia. In an...
English author and 2010 IWP resident Laura Fish discusses her upbringing, first two novels and writing as a single mother of two. She explains the inspiration for her first novel, “Flight of Black Swans” a semi-autobiographical work about a...
Israeli author and 2010 IWP resident Ofir Touché Gafla discusses his writing process and experiences in Iowa City. He states that he brings something to his work from every good piece he has written and cites Satanic Verses. One of his greatest...
Granta magazine promoted readings across the country in conjunction with their new issue: Granta 116: 10 Years Later. The purpose of these readings is to stimulate conversation about how the world has changed — aesthetically, morally and...