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Nonfiction Writing Program Calendar
Spring 2024
Week 1: January 14-20
HOLIDAY
Monday, Jan 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – university offices closed
ACADEMIC
Tuesday, Jan 16: First Day of Classes
COMMUNITY
Friday, Jan 19, 11:30AM, 304 EPB (Gerber): “Survived the First Week” Gathering and A Celebration of English Dept. Graduate Coordinator Cherie Hansen-Rieskamp
Week 2: January 21-27
ACADEMIC
Monday, Jan 22: Deadline for NWP Financial Aid forms to Sanjna (for First- and Second-Year MFA students)
COMMUNITY
Tuesday, Jan 23, 4:00PM, Nonfiction Writing House: Welcome Gathering for NWP Bedell Distinguished Visiting Professor Paisley Rekdal
AWARD
Wednesday, Jan 24, 3:00PM: Deadline for Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio Summer Fellowship materials to Corey (for Second-Year MFA students)
AWARD
Wednesday, Jan 24, 3PM: Deadline for MFA Summer Fellowship materials to Corey (for Second-Year MFA students)
MASTER CLASS
Friday, Jan 26, 5:00PM, Zoom: Editors Callie Garnett (Bloomsbury) and Jean Garnett (Little, Brown & Company) will give a Q&A session via Zoom (for MFA students and undergraduates)
Week 3: January 28 - February 3
AWARD
Monday, Jan 29, 12:00PM: Deadline for Stanley Awards for International Research materials submitted online (for details, see website: https://international.uiowa.edu/student-funding/international-grants-and-fellowships/awards/stanley-awards-international-research)
OUTREACH
Wednesday, Jan 31, 3:00PM: Deadline for Buckley Master Class proposals to Corey
AWARD
Thursday, Feb 1, 3:00PM: Deadline for Herodotus Award proposals to Corey
AWARD
Thursday, Feb 1: Deadline for Edwin Ford Piper Memorial Scholarship materials to Abby Rush (abby-rush@uiowa.edu)
COMMUNITY
Friday, Feb 2, 3:00PM: Deadline for Community Master Class Proposals to Corey
Week 4: February 4-10
AWARD
Monday, Feb 5: Submissions for Provost’s Postgraduate Visiting Writer Fellowships due online: https://workflow.uiowa.edu/form/clas-postgraduate-visiting-writers (Third-Years Only)
COMMUNITY
Wed-Sat, Feb 7-10, 2024: AWP in Kansas City, MO
Week 5: February 11-17
READING
Tuesday, Feb 13, 7:00PM, Prairie Lights Books: Darius Stewart, Author of Be Not Afraid of My Body, reads as part of the NWP Alumni Reading Series
MASTER CLASS
Friday, Feb 16, 5:00PM, NWP House: Agent William Callahan from InkWell Management will give a Q&A session for MFA students and undergrads
Week 6: February 18-24
ACADEMIC
Friday, Feb 23: Degree application deadline (Third-Years Only)
ACADEMIC
Friday, Feb 23: MFA spring graduates (Third-Years Only) must send English Department Graduate Coordinator a list of their thesis title, thesis committee members, date, and time of defense
READING
Friday, Feb 23, 7:00PM, NWP House: Book Launch for Nonfiction, the Teaching of Writing, and the Influence of Richard Lloyd-Jones, edited by NWP Alumni Laura Julier & Doug Hesse
Week 7: February 25 - March 2
READING
Wednesday, Feb 28, 7:00PM, Prairie Lights Books: Leslie Jamison in conversation with Kaveh Akbar
READING
Friday, March 1, 4:00-5:00PM via Zoom: "50 Years of Ms. visits IOWA," a webinar hosted by UI SMJC (Register in advance:
https://uiowa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gvTIueT1SOKgD9MWvFMJYg)
Week 8: March 3-9
BUCKLEY MASTER CLASSES
Tues-Thurs, March 5-7, NWP House 102 and 104: Buckley Master Classes
OUTREACH
March 7-14: Paris Podcasting Trip for NWP Delegates, including MFA Podcasting Fellow
Week 9: March 10-16
REST
Spring Break (NWP House closed)
Week 10: March 17-23
COMMUNITY
Wednesday, March 20, 4 PM, via Zoom: Krause Essay Prize runner-up Laia Jufresa reads as part of the Krause Series in Contemporary Nonfiction
COMMUNITY
Thursday, March 21, 7:30PM, Old Capitol Senate Chamber: Krause Essay Prize ceremony with Krause Essay Prize winner Chris Dennis
Week 11: March 24-30
ACADEMIC
Friday, March 29, 12:00PM: Second-Years to submit thesis proposals to faculty
READING
Friday, March 29, 5:30PM, Prairie Lights Books: Deborah Taffa, Author of Whiskey Tender, reads as part of the NWP Alumni Reading Series, followed by Conversation with Prof. Melissa Febos
MASTER CLASS
Saturday, March 30, 10:30AM-12:30PM, Nonfiction Writing House: Creative Writing Master Class with NWP Student Heidie Senseman
Week 12: March 31 - April 6
READING
Monday, April 1, 7:00PM, NWP House: Bedell Distinguished Visiting Professor Paisley Rekdal Reads
COMMUNITY
April 1-5: NWP Welcome Week for Possible New NWP Students
MASTER CLASS
Tuesday, April 2, 4:30PM, NWP House: Publishing Q&A with Agent Chris Fischbach
COMMUNITY
Thursday, April 4, 4:00PM, NWP House: Reception for Paris 8 Team and NWP Community
COMMUNITY
Thursday, April 4, 6:00PM, Hancher: Hanif Abdurraqib in Conversation with Prof. Tisa Bryant, as part of the Mission Creek Festival (TICKETED EVENT)
COMMUNITY
Friday, April 5, 5:00-8:30PM, various Iowa City locations: Mission Creek Literary Walk, featuring NWP student readers
COMMUNITY
Saturday, April 6, 1-1:45PM, Mission Creek Festival: Frictions Media and UI NWP literary panel featuring Prof. Tisa Bryant, Prof. Sarah Minor, Iowa Review Editor Lynne Nugent, Walid Rachedi, Co-Founder of Frictions Media, and NWP MFA students
Week 13: April 7-13
AWARD
Monday, April 8, 10PM: Submissions for Roxanne Mueller Award and for Prairie Lights Prize due to Corey
ACADEMIC
Monday, April 8: Early Registration for Fall 2024 begins
READING
Wednesday, April 10, 7PM, Prairie Lights Books: Reading by Kevin J. Koch as part of the NWP Alumni Reading Series
Week 14: April 14-20
COMMUNITY
April 18-28, Thursdays-Sundays, Riverside Theater: performances of "Herein Lies the Truth," Aaron Pang's One Man Show
READING
Friday, April 19, 7:00PM, Prairie Lights Books: Matthew Clark reading as part of the NWP Alumni Reading Series
Week 15: April 21-27
COMMUNITY
Wednesday, April 24, time tbd, St. Burch: AGSE Graduate Reception for English Department Graduate Students
COMMUNITY
Thursday, April 25, 5:30-7:30PM, NWP House: UI Center for Advancement Board Reception
READING
Friday, April 26, 5:30PM, Prairie Lights Books: Reading by Lucas Mann as part of the NWP Alumni Reading Series, followed by Conversation with Prof. Melissa Febos
Week 16: April 28 - May 4
ACADEMIC
Friday, May 3: Close of classes
SOCIAL
Friday, May 3, 5:00-6:30PM, NWP House: Publishing II (CNW:2992) Book Launch!
SOCIAL
Friday, May 3, 7:00PM, NWP House, Carl Klaus Memorial Garden: NWP Graduation Reading
SOCIAL
Saturday, May 4, 11:00AM, John D’Agata’s Home: NWP Graduation Ceremony & Garden Party
Week 17: May 5-11
ACADEMIC
Final exam week for the university