University of Iowa

Iowa’s International Writing Program now open to Bangladeshi youth

The virtual creative writing summer camp will take place from July 8 to 21, 2023. Applications are due by April 21.

ESSAY / What I write about when I write love stories

A long time ago, when I was a young writer who had just published his first collection of short stories and had just been married to a young and lovely woman, I wrote a love story in the first person, which created two unanticipated problems.

Mashiul Alam joins prestigious Iowa International Writing Program

Journalist and author Mashiul Alam has been selected as a resident of the 2022 Iowa International Writing Program (IWP), among the world’s most prestigious creative writing residencies.

March 29, 2023
March 29, 2023

Iowa’s International Writing Program now open to Bangladeshi youth

The virtual creative writing summer camp will take place from July 8 to 21, 2023. Applications are due by April 21.

October 20, 2022
October 20, 2022

What I write about when I write love stories

A long time ago, when I was a young writer who had just published his first collection of short stories and had just been married to a young and lovely woman, I wrote a love story in the first person, which created two unanticipated problems.

August 16, 2022
August 16, 2022

Mashiul Alam joins prestigious Iowa International Writing Program

Journalist and author Mashiul Alam has been selected as a resident of the 2022 Iowa International Writing Program (IWP), among the world’s most prestigious creative writing residencies.

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