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- Orion Magazine Features Essay by Marissa Landrigan
- MFA writer, Marissa Landrigan, has published an essay in Orion, a journal of Nature, Culture and Place.
- Poet Heather Derr-Smith Invited to Deliver Series of Lectures in Bosnia
- Under invitation from the International University of Sarajevo, Heather Derr Smith will travel to four cities in Bosnia in November 2009 to deliver a series of reading, workshops, and lectures.
- Poets & Writers Features Article on the Craft of Writing by Benjamin Percy
- "Go the Distance: What Rocky Taught Me About Submission," a craft article by Benjamin Percy is featured in November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
- Keynote Speakers Announced for Sixth Annual Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness & the Creative Imagination
- The 6th Annual Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness, & the Creative Imagination will feature readings, panel discussions, documentary films, receptions, and booksignings. Symposium events will be held on the Iowa State University campus, Memorial Union, from Friday, January 29 - Sunday, January 31, 2010.
- Debra Marquart Honored with 2009 Iowa Author Award
- The Des Moines Public Library Foundation sponsors the annual "Iowa Author" award to recognize and honor Iowa's rich literary heritage.
- Graphic Novel Adaptation of Benjamin Percy Short Story, "Refresh, Refresh," Now Published
- The graphic novel adaptation of Benjamin Percy's story "Refresh, Refresh"-- co-authored by James Ponsoldt and illustrated by Eisner-nominated artist Danica Novgorodoff--is now out with First Second Books, a division of Macmillan.
- MFA Program's Mapping Project Featured on ISU Website
- Iowa State University Website features story of MFA Program's 550 class mapping project of Everett Casey Nature Center and Reserve.
- Iowa Poet Laureate Mary Swander's New Book, The Girls on the Roof, Published by Turning Point Press
- The Girls on the Roof is a book-length narrative poem about a mother and daughter stuck on top of the roof of a cafe on the banks of the Mississippi River for three days during the 1993 flood.
- New Poets & Writers Magazine Features Article on Writing Dialogue by Benjamin Percy
- Vida Cross Awarded a Grant from Illinois Arts Council