“This is at once a celebration of the literary riches and resources of Iowa City and a spur to action. We look forward to working with our new partners in the Creative Cities network — to forging dynamic relationships with writers, artists and others committed to the life of discovery. This is a great day for Iowa City.”
–University of Iowa International Writing Program Director Christopher Merrill

In celebration of Iowa City’s designation as UNESCO’s third City of Literature, we’re featuring three of the Iowa Digital Library’s literary collections. As the University’s writing programs and communities continue to grow in prominence, DLS is committed to providing stewardship to their output — collecting, preserving and transmitting digitized texts, readings and other media, with a goal of securing long-term access to Iowa City’s cultural heritage.

 

University of Iowa Press Digital Collection
Features digitized texts of national Iowa Short Fiction Award winners, given annually to first collections of fiction and juried through the Iowa Writers’ Workshop

 

 Iowa Writes subcollection of The Daily Palette Digital Collection
Curated by the staff of The Iowa Review, Iowa Writes is a two-year project showcasing the poetry, fiction, and nonfiction of Iowans

 

 

Virtual Writing University Digital Collection
This work-in-progress site includes digitized audio from literary readings, panel discussions, and lectures around The University of Iowa and Iowa City