Iowa Writer's Residency

For two weeks in June, our Writer in Residence will have access to an abundance of resources in the City of Lit, including the PorchLight & Prompt Press archives, potential collaborations with multimedia artists, a headline reading, the opportunity to have a broadside of your work, and a one-on-one critique with an accomplished writer in your genre.PorchLight will provide you with a studio apartment within the literary center with private kitchen and bath. You will stay less than one walkable mile away from downtown Iowa City during the Summer of the Arts.

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Applicants must live in Iowa & cannot be in the process of completing a graduate program for creative writing. Applications for summer 2025 are now closed.