The Japanese Writing Program, a partnership between the Department of English and International Programs, gives students two weeks to find new stories in two very different cities.

Tom Lin, a University of Iowa assistant professor who teaches English and creative writing, is winning national acclaim as a novelist.

For half a century, students in the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program have been encouraged to question convention, follow their curiosity, and discover just how much the genre can do.

The University of Iowa English and creative writing programs connect students with award-winning faculty, passionate peers, and Iowa City’s vibrant literary community.

Author Tayari Jones, who earned a master’s degree in English from the University of Iowa in 1994, has won the 2026 Kirkus Prize for Fiction for her novel Kin.

Faculty across the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, including associate professor of English Tisa Bryant, discuss the questions driving their research, what brought them to higher education, and the interests that shape their lives beyond their work.