A "United Nations of Writers," IWP connects writers around the world through writing & cultural exchange. More at iwp.uiowa.edu
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26 Mar 2025
Today is #1DayForIowa, @uiowa's annual online giving day and celebration, and the IWP needs your help! Our recent loss of State Department funding makes every donation especially important. You can donate at 1dayforiowa.org/IWP-25!
ALT A photo of the 2024 Fall Residency cohort outside the Shambaugh House, with the One Day for Iowa logo superimposed.
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26 Mar 2025
Today is #1DayForIowa, @uiowa's annual online giving day and celebration, and the IWP needs your help! Our recent loss of State Department funding makes every donation especially important. You can donate at 1dayforiowa.org/IWP-25!
ALT A photo of the 2024 Fall Residency cohort outside the Shambaugh House, with the One Day for Iowa logo superimposed.
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26 Mar 2025
We're so close to reaching $5,000 and 60 donors!
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26 Mar 2025
We did it! More than $5,000 raised. Thanks so much to everyone who supported the IWP for #1DayForIowa!
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International Writing Program retweeted
26 Mar 2025
The U.S. State Department has cut nearly $1M in funding to @UIIWP, a globally renowned program fostering literary exchange since 1967
This blow threatens IWP’s Fall Residency, youth programs, and mentorships that have uplifted writers from 160 countries
brittlepaper.com/2025/03/u-s…
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18 Mar 2025
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14 Mar 2025
I wrote about the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, which was a crucial part of my literary education. It’s now fighting for its future after losing its funding last week. Free post; no paywall.
Link in profile.
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International Writing Program retweeted
11 Mar 2025
Please support the @UIIWP if you can; US gov funding has been withdrawn. I would not have been able to participate without it; I'm saddened to think about the other writers who might never get that chance now. Read more here: bit.ly/support-iwp
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International Writing Program retweeted
11 Mar 2025
Last week, the State Department cut funding for the International Writing Program, which brings writers from around the world to Iowa City. I wrote about why the IWP is precious, & how crucial it was for my education as a writer.
Free post; no paywall. Link in profile.
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10 Mar 2025
It is with profound sadness that we share the news of Shelly J. Criswell’s passing. Shelly was in her home, surrounded by her family, when she died on Saturday, March 8, after a prolonged battle with cancer.
ALT A photo of Shelly, her son, and Christopher Merrill smiling at the 2023 Fall Residency closing celebration.
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10 Mar 2025
The staff of the International Writing Program mourn Shelly, whose years of service on behalf of writers and readers around the world as Fall Residency coordinator (2020–2025) were deeply impactful on the program’s participants and their extended communities.
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International Writing Program retweeted
7 Mar 2025
What the end of @ECAatState funding of @UIIWP means for writers in Asia: straitstimes.com/life/arts/s…
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International Writing Program retweeted
6 Mar 2025
Shocking and heartbreaking
6 Mar 2025
🧵 Dear Friends: We write today with a difficult update. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the International Writing Program (IWP) learned that its grants with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, were being terminated.
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International Writing Program retweeted
6 Mar 2025
The end of an era...
now.uiowa.edu/news/2025/03/u…
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6 Mar 2025
This is terrible!
6 Mar 2025
🧵 Dear Friends: We write today with a difficult update. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the International Writing Program (IWP) learned that its grants with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, were being terminated.
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6 Mar 2025
🧵 Dear Friends: We write today with a difficult update. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, the International Writing Program (IWP) learned that its grants with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, were being terminated.
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6 Mar 2025
Despite this disappointing turn of events, the IWP’s mission to promote mutual understanding through creative writing and literature remains unchanged; with the help of a limited number of partners, we will still hold a 2025 Fall Residency while pursuing new sources of funding.
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6 Mar 2025
To support the IWP as we begin to rebuild, please visit this website: bit.ly/support-iwp
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