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5Q Interview: Jessica Alexander, an instructor at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival
Thursday, March 13, 2025
"If you can make a single sentence do the work of 3 sentences or a paragraph—then, you’ve probably written a compelling sentence. In flash every word communicates."

5Q Interview: Laura Jaramillo, instructor at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival
Friday, March 7, 2025
"This course gives you the opportunity to intensely focus on the visual aspects of writing poetry and how they affect the ways we understand poetry."
UI Playwright brings Iowa historical figure to life
Thursday, March 6, 2025

5Q Interview: Kat O'Brien, instructor at the Iowa Summer Writing Festival
Thursday, March 6, 2025
"...I'll be sharing my top-secret tips and tricks that I love to tell everyone for how to blast past obstacles on the page, and embrace all the joy in your creative process."

Sad Me of the Past // Episode 12: Josh Parkinson
Friday, February 14, 2025
Josh Parkinson reads a short story he wrote in high school. This absolute banger involves a fly, a car crash, and a response from the local authorities that you won’t see coming. Is it worth an hour of your time? We think so. It did win 3rd place in 1991.

5Q Interview: Spencer Lane Jones, an MFA candidate in the Nonfiction Writing Program
Monday, February 10, 2025
"I became an early bird writer because I had to be, and it hasn't really left my body."

Sad Me of the Past // Episode 11: Gina Welch
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
On this episode, we are joined by Gina Welch, award winning Castle Rock screenwriter.

Ghosts on the Radio // Introduction—Narrated by Eric Forsythe
Thursday, December 19, 2024
The IYWP presents “Ghosts on the Radio: A Haunted Audio Anthology”

Ghosts on the Radio // Episode 1: Haunted Elementary by Aadvik and Laya Kancherla
Thursday, December 19, 2024
On this episode, “Haunted Elementary”, a janitor gets possessed by a ghost, and Sara, Connor, and Tom must find a way to save him.

Ghosts on the Radio // Episode 2: How the Blood Dragon was Born by Aniya Maharjan
Thursday, December 19, 2024
On this episode, “How the Blood Dragon was Born,” Tillie gets lost in the woods and undergoes a mysterious transformation.