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International Writing Program

April 12, 2024

The International Writing Program (IWP) is a writing residency for international artists in Iowa City, Iowa. Since 2014, the program offers online courses to many writers and poets around the world.[1] Since its inception in 1967, the IWP has hosted over 1,500 emerging and established poets, novelists, dramatists, essayists, and journalists from more than 150 countries. Its primary goal is to introduce talented writers to the writing community at the University of Iowa, and to provide for the writers a period of optimal conditions for their creative work. Since 2000, the IWP has been directed by poet and journalist Christopher Merrill.

History edit

The IWP was founded by Paul Engle and Hualing Nieh Engle as a non-academic, internationally focused counterpart to the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

Under the Engles' guidance, hundreds of writers came to Iowa, particularly from parts of the world where literary and personal freedom was often restricted. During the 1970s and 1980s the program's reach towards nations in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and eastern Europe expanded significantly. In 1979 the Engles coordinated a "Chinese Weekend", one of the first significant meetings of writers from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the Chinese diaspora since 1949.[2]

For their efforts to connect writers worldwide and to promote international understanding, the Engles were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976.

Hualing Nieh Engle and Paul Engle co-directed the IWP until 1977, after which Engle retired and Hualing continued as sole director. She retired in 1988, and currently serves as a member of the IWP Advisory Board.

Other past directors include Fredrick Woodard (1988), Clark Blaise (1990), Steven Ungar (1998), and Sandra Barkan (1999).

Current activities edit

The primary residency, which takes place each fall, offers writers the opportunity to participate in American literary, academic, and cultural life through talks, lectures, readings, screenings, stage performances, school visits, and travel, while providing time for personal writing and creative work. University of Iowa students can take several classes built around the work and presence of the IWP residents.

Literary translation is an integral part of the program's mission. At the time of Hualing's retirement, two volumes of selected IWP writings had been compiled under the title Writing From The World, in addition to another collection, The World Comes To Iowa, and more than a dozen individual volumes in the Iowa Translation Series. Today, the IWP supports 91st Meridian, an online literary journal, and the book series , housed at the independent Autumn Hill Books.

In recent years the program has broadened its efforts to promote international connections among writers by organizing a variety of events, some of which take place outside the United States. Among these are:

  • Reading tours of American authors in the Middle East and other regions.
  • International colloquia on current cultural topics
  • Life of Discovery, a multi-year artist exchange program with members of Chinese minority groups
  • Between the Lines, a program bringing high school students from Arabic-speaking countries and Russia to Iowa to practice creative writing alongside American students

Funding edit

A major source of funding for writers attending the IWP is the U.S. Department of State, and the program's administration is supported by the University of Iowa. The IWP also administers grants for writers sponsored for their residency by private and public cultural organizations in the United States and abroad.

The IWP in literature and film edit

The IWP itself has been featured in a number of literary works, including:

  • Memories of Light and Shade—Part 1, a serial novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay, published in the Bengali journal Urhalpool[3]
  • The Fall of the Japanese Language in the Age of English, a work of criticism by Minae Mizumura
  • "Writing in the Mirror of the River", a short story by Mohamed Magani, published in 91st Meridian[4]

In 1973, the United States Information Agency funded a documentary about the IWP, Community of the Imagination.[5]

Alumni edit

 
Janusz Glowacki
 
Dubravka Ugresic
 
Etgar Keret
 
Mo Yan

Among the program's alumni are:

Many alumni presentations, including audio and video, have been archived.[9]

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ Distance Learning 2018-05-11 at the Wayback Machine University of Iowa website, June 2015
  2. ^ "Publishing: Chinese Weekend in Iowa." Mitgang, Herbert. New York Times; Aug. 17, 1979
  3. ^ Gangopadhyay, Sunil. "A contemporary Bengali-English bilingual web magazine. May 2009, Vol:2, Issue:1". Urhalpool. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  4. ^ "91stmeridian.org". Iwp.uiowa.edu. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "Community of the Imagination (1973) dir. Gerald Krell". Iwp.uiowa.edu. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  6. ^ "Panel Discussion On 'Girl Rising'" (PDF). International Exchange Alumni (May - November 2015, India). US Department of State: 30.
  7. ^ "Writers from Romania". The International Writing Program. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "1990 Participants". The International Writing Program. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  9. ^ "International Writing Program Digital Archive". digital.lib.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

External links edit

  • International Writing Program main site
  • Life of Discovery project site
  • Between the Lines project site
  • 91st Meridian
  • Participants by region

April 12, 2024
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The International Writing Program IWP is a writing residency for international artists in Iowa City Iowa Since 2014 the program offers online courses to many writers and poets around the world 1 Since its inception in 1967 the IWP has hosted over 1 500 emerging and established poets novelists dramatists essayists and journalists from more than 150 countries Its primary goal is to introduce talented writers to the writing community at the University of Iowa and to provide for the writers a period of optimal conditions for their creative work Since 2000 the IWP has been directed by poet and journalist Christopher Merrill Contents 1 History 2 Current activities 2 1 Funding 3 The IWP in literature and film 4 Alumni 5 Notes and references 6 External linksHistory editThe IWP was founded by Paul Engle and Hualing Nieh Engle as a non academic internationally focused counterpart to the Iowa Writers Workshop Under the Engles guidance hundreds of writers came to Iowa particularly from parts of the world where literary and personal freedom was often restricted During the 1970s and 1980s the program s reach towards nations in Africa Asia Latin America and eastern Europe expanded significantly In 1979 the Engles coordinated a Chinese Weekend one of the first significant meetings of writers from mainland China Taiwan Hong Kong and the Chinese diaspora since 1949 2 For their efforts to connect writers worldwide and to promote international understanding the Engles were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 Hualing Nieh Engle and Paul Engle co directed the IWP until 1977 after which Engle retired and Hualing continued as sole director She retired in 1988 and currently serves as a member of the IWP Advisory Board Other past directors include Fredrick Woodard 1988 Clark Blaise 1990 Steven Ungar 1998 and Sandra Barkan 1999 Current activities editThe primary residency which takes place each fall offers writers the opportunity to participate in American literary academic and cultural life through talks lectures readings screenings stage performances school visits and travel while providing time for personal writing and creative work University of Iowa students can take several classes built around the work and presence of the IWP residents Literary translation is an integral part of the program s mission At the time of Hualing s retirement two volumes of selected IWP writings had been compiled under the title Writing From The World in addition to another collection The World Comes To Iowa and more than a dozen individual volumes in the Iowa Translation Series Today the IWP supports 91st Meridian an online literary journal and the book series 91stM Books housed at the independent Autumn Hill Books In recent years the program has broadened its efforts to promote international connections among writers by organizing a variety of events some of which take place outside the United States Among these are Reading tours of American authors in the Middle East and other regions International colloquia on current cultural topics Life of Discovery a multi year artist exchange program with members of Chinese minority groups Between the Lines a program bringing high school students from Arabic speaking countries and Russia to Iowa to practice creative writing alongside American studentsFunding edit A major source of funding for writers attending the IWP is the U S Department of State and the program s administration is supported by the University of Iowa The IWP also administers grants for writers sponsored for their residency by private and public cultural organizations in the United States and abroad The IWP in literature and film editThe IWP itself has been featured in a number of literary works including Memories of Light and Shade Part 1 a serial novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay published in the Bengali journal Urhalpool 3 The Fall of the Japanese Language in the Age of English a work of criticism by Minae Mizumura Writing in the Mirror of the River a short story by Mohamed Magani published in 91st Meridian 4 In 1973 the United States Information Agency funded a documentary about the IWP Community of the Imagination 5 Alumni edit nbsp Janusz Glowacki nbsp Dubravka Ugresic nbsp Etgar Keret nbsp Mo YanAmong the program s alumni are Rumena Buzarovska Macedonia 2018 Homeira Qaderi Afghanistan 2015 Karen Villeda Mexico 2015 El Jones Canada 2015 Abhay K India 2015 Oscar Ranzo Uganda 2013 Ali Al Saeed Bahrain 2013 Karim Alrawi Canada UK Egypt 2013 Martin Dyar Ireland 2013 Teemu Manninen Finland 2013 Dmitri Golynko Russia 2013 Whiti Hereaka New Zealand 2013 Lee Chi leung Hong Kong 2013 Sridala Swami India 2013 Rochelle Potkar India 2015 6 Roland Rugero Burundi 2013 Yui Tanizaki Japan 2013 Dimitris Lyacos Greece Italy 2012 Taleb al Refai Kuwait 2012 Jana Benova Slovakia 2012 Maria Sonia Cristoff Argentina 2011 Dorothy Tse Hong Kong 2011 Ghada Abdel Aal Egypt 2010 Ian Rosales Casocot Philippines 2010 Hon Lai chu Hong Kong 2010 Dung Kai cheung Hong Kong 2009 Tahereh Saffarzadeh Iran 1967 Daniachew Worku 1967 Devanur Mahadeva India Maria van Daalen Netherlands 1995 Jose Donoso Chile 1968 1991 Luisa Valenzuela Argentina 1969 Janusz Glowacki Poland 1970 1986 Arnost Lustig Czech Republic 1970 Lin Hwai min Taiwan 1970 Luisa Futoransky Argentina 1970 Marin Sorescu Romania 1971 7 Joao Ubaldo Ribeiro Brazil 1972 Agnes Gergely Hungary 1973 Ashokamitran India 1973 Virginia R Moreno Philippines 1973 Peter Nazareth Uganda 1973 Bessie Head Botswana 1977 Edwin Thumboo Singapore 1977 1986 Eavan Boland Ireland 1979 Totilawati Tjitrawasita Indonesia 1980 John Banville Ireland 1980 Emmanuel Hocquard France 1980 Earl Lovelace Trinidad 1980 Wang Meng China 1980 Anton Shammas Israel 1981 Ding Ling China 1981 Kenji Nakagami Japan 1982 Liu Binyan China 1982 Sunil Gangopadhyay India 1982 Dubravka Ugresic Yugoslavia 1983 Lorna Goodison Jamaica 1983 Sebastian Barry Ireland 1984 Takashi Hiraide Japan 1985 Orhan Pamuk Turkey 1985 David Albahari Yugoslavia 1986 Edward Radzinsky Russia 1987 Li Ang Taiwan 1987 Bei Dao China 1988 Slavenka Drakulic Yugoslavia 1988 Etienne van Heerden South Africa 1990 8 Mircea Cărtărescu Romania 1990 8 Gabriela Adameșteanu Romania 1990 8 Can Xue China 1992 Andras Nagy Hungary 1993 Sue Woolfe Australia 1994 Ranjit Hoskote India 1995 Viktor Pelevin Russia 1996 Rodrigo Fresan Argentina 1996 Tibor Fischer UK 1997 Nu Nu Yi Burma 2000 Martin Rejtman Argentina 2000 Hwang Ji woo Korea 2000 Thu Maung Burma 2001 Khin Lay Nyo Burma 2001 Etgar Keret Israel 2001 Joy Goswami India 2001 Su Tong China 2001 Xi Chuan China 2002 Edward Carey UK 2002 Yu Hua China 2003 Minae Mizumura Japan 2003 Gabor T Szanto Hungary 2003 Mo Yan China 2004 Doris Kareva Estonia 2006 Kiran Nagarkar India 2007 Meena Kandasamy India Chen Yingzhen Taiwan 1983 Ru Zhijuan China 1983 Wang Anyi China 1983 Wu Zuguang China 1983 Many alumni presentations including audio and video have been archived 9 Notes and references edit Distance Learning Archived 2018 05 11 at the Wayback Machine University of Iowa website June 2015 Publishing Chinese Weekend in Iowa Mitgang Herbert New York Times Aug 17 1979 Gangopadhyay Sunil A contemporary Bengali English bilingual web magazine May 2009 Vol 2 Issue 1 Urhalpool Retrieved September 13 2011 91stmeridian org Iwp uiowa edu Retrieved February 28 2015 Community of the Imagination 1973 dir Gerald Krell Iwp uiowa edu Retrieved February 28 2015 Panel Discussion On Girl Rising PDF International Exchange Alumni May November 2015 India US Department of State 30 Writers from Romania The International Writing Program Retrieved September 1 2023 a b c 1990 Participants The International Writing Program Retrieved September 1 2023 International Writing Program Digital Archive digital lib uiowa edu Retrieved 14 March 2024 External links editInternational Writing Program main site Life of Discovery project site Between the Lines project site Recent IWP alumni publications 91st Meridian Participants by region Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title International Writing Program amp oldid 1213670356, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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