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Iowa Summer Writing Festival
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Website
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www.iowasummerwritingfestival.org
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Year Established
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1987
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Program Description
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Workshops, individual conferences with instructors, lecture and panel discussions, writing time, and readings by participants, faculty, and other outstanding contemporary voices.
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Group Size or S:T Ratio
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12/workshop
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Program Focus
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Fiction, Humor, Nature, Playwriting, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Screenwriting, Travel, Children's, Non-fiction, Autobiography/Memoir, Young Adult, Poetry
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Faculty
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2016: 70 faculty members, including Mary Allen, Kim Brooks, Hope Edelman, Amy Hassinger, Robin Hemley, Ilya Kaminsky, Sabrina Orah Mark, Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Michael Martone, Mark Jude Poirier, Elizabeth Robinson, and Anthony Varallo.
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Costs
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2016: $620 for weeklong workshops includes special events, receptions, and opening and closing dinners. $320 for weekend workshops includes Saturday breakfast. Discounted housing in area hotels. See site for details.
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U.S. Locations
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Iowa City, Iowa
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Months
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June, July
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Sponsor's Facebook Page
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www.facebook.com/iowasummerwritingfestival/?ref=tn_tnmn
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Contact
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Amy Margolis
Director
Iowa Summer Writing Festival
250 CEF, The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
United States
Phone: 319-335-4160
Fax: 319-335-4039
E-Mail:
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