Welcome to Iowa Writes, a channel about writers, creativity, and the stories that shape our world.

Iowa Writes is the University of Iowa’s public-facing video project showcasing the writers, scholars, and literary culture that make Iowa the writing university and define Iowa City as a UNESCO City of Literature. Featuring authors, craft conversations, literary history, and the writing life in Iowa City and beyond, Iowa Writes translates the University’s unparalleled creative writing legacy into high-quality online video content for national and global audiences.