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Art & Write Night

Friday, April 3, 2026 6:00pm to 8:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History

Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.

Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.

Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session and...

CLAS Postgraduate Visiting Writers Reading featuring Josh Balicki, Eli Campbell, Spencer Jones, & Brian Orozco promotional image

CLAS Postgraduate Visiting Writers Reading featuring Josh Balicki, Eli Campbell, Spencer Jones, & Brian Orozco

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 7:00pm to 8:30pm
English-Philosophy Building
CLAS Postgraduate Visiting Writers Josh Balicki (fiction), Eli Campbell (playwriting), Spencer Jones (nonfiction), & Brian Orozco (poetry) will present their writing.
Constance Irwin Lecture Series presents Hector Tobar: "How to Be a Migrant Writer: A Literary Journey" promotional image

Constance Irwin Lecture Series presents Hector Tobar: "How to Be a Migrant Writer: A Literary Journey"

Thursday, April 9, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
English-Philosophy Building
Héctor Tobar is the author of six books published in fifteen languages, including, Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of Latino, published by MCD/Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

Pedagogical Lunch (Craft and Method)

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
English-Philosophy Building

Only open to faculty, graduate students, and staff in English.

Come discuss core curriculum and learning outcomes for our courses.

VIEWS Presents: Torrey Peters Reading & Q&A

Thursday, April 16, 2026 7:00pm
Seamans Center
Torrey Peters is the author of the novel Detransition, Baby and Stag Dance: A Quartet.
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