"I am always deeply inspired by everything that surrounds me – people, songs and sounds, landscapes, books, classes, talks, and the list could easily go on."

In today's podcast, novelist Rachel Yoder discusses her wild experience adapting Nightbitch to a soon-to-be-released feature film starring Amy Adams.

"Before coming to Iowa, I was living in New York City, desperately wanting to write but spending most of my waking hours in an office job."

"There are only a few literary translation programs at the graduate level and the University of Iowa was one of the oldest and most prominent ones."

"The sheer excitement of being at the Workshop -- and having the privilege of reading and discussing the wonderful work of my friends here -- is inspiring me every day."