Edgar Calabia Samar of the Philippines begins the panel with a discussion of the power of lists on readership. He states that the danger that lists of canonical books is the fact they ignore potentially significant works and may further limit...
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.
A joint reading with the Writers' University featuring Ismail Bala from Nigeria and Chandrahas Choudhury from India and Writers' Workshop poetry student Erika Jo Brown.
Hinemoana Baker introduces herself in the language of her ancestors, the Māori, the original ethnic group of New Zealand. She relates a lamentable story that is frequently spoken out loud by the Māori and the non-Māori alike and yet has gone...