Iowa City, IA

Spanish playwright Mélanie Werder Avilés participates in the IWP Fall Residency 2024, collaborating with the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington, DC.

Mexican-Spanish author Brenda Navarro joins The International Writing Program at the University of Iowa for the 2023 edition of it annual residency.

The University of Iowa welcomes two new Spanish writers from the “10 of 30: New Spanish Narrative” literature project in a public reading in Spanish.

The University of Iowa welcomes three new Spanish writers from the “10 of 30: New Spanish Narrative project” in a public reading in Spanish.

Spanish playwright, screenwriter and director Almudena Ramirez-Pantanella joins The International Writing Program at the University of Iowa.

The University of Iowa welcomes two new Spanish writers from the “10 of 30: New Spanish Narrative project”: Sabina Urraca and Florencia del Campo.

Ana Merino, curator of Illustrating Spain in the US, presents the exhibition book (ed. Fantagraphics) at the Iowa City Public Library.

The University of Iowa welcomes Spanish writers Elisa Ferrer, Inma López Silva, and Laura Fernández to present their latest works and share their writing expertise in a U.S. writers tour.

This year International Comic Arts Forum will focus on Spanish, Latin American, and U.S. Latin comics, and will explore the topic of inmigration in comics and cartoonings.

North America’s only UNESCO City of Literature hosts the Iowa City Book Festival, featuring a presentation by Spanish author Manuel Vilas.