As we conclude another Summer Writing Festival on campus, we have some sad news to share. After careful review and consideration, due to ongoing funding challenges CLAS has made the difficult decision to discontinue the Iowa Summer Writing Festival effective December 31st, 2025.

Looking for a writing workshop? Registration for July 2022 workshops opens June 27 at 10:00am Central Time. In the coming days, we'll be adding many more workshops that begin in August.

Looking for a writing workshop? Registration for June 2022 workshops opens June 10 at 11:00am Central Time. In the coming days, we'll be adding many more workshops that begin in July.

The Iowa Summer Writing Festival is proud to announce the launch of the new ISWF Online Workshops Storefront in UI Learn/Canvas Catalog. We add new online courses to the catalog continually throughout the year. Each course has a listing with complete details, including the dates, course description, instructor bio, registration fees, and the date enrollment for the course opens.