The end of an era... now.uiowa.edu/news/2025/03/u…

This is terrible!

Please join me in donating (bit.ly/support-iwp) to the International Writing Program, which abruptly had their federal funding cut after 58 years of providing vital literary and cultural exchange. Please help me support the IWP as they rebuild.

Shocking and heartbreaking

What the end of Educational & Cultural Affairs—U.S. Dept. of State funding of International Writing Program means for writers in Asia: straitstimes.com/life/arts/sing…

Please support the International Writing Program if you can; US gov funding has been withdrawn. I would not have been able to participate without it; I'm saddened to think about the other writers who might never get that chance now. Read more here: bit.ly/support-iwp

Last week, the State Department cut funding for the International Writing Program, which brings writers from around the world to Iowa City. I wrote about why the IWP is precious, & how crucial it was for my education as a writer. Free post; no paywall. Link in profile.

I wrote about the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, which was a crucial part of my literary education. It’s now fighting for its future after losing its funding last week. Free post; no paywall. Link in profile.

We celebrated Nowruz at the Golden Needle Literary Association. Homeira Qaderi Christopher Merrill International Writing Program

The U.S. State Department has cut nearly $1M in funding to International Writing Program, a globally renowned program fostering literary exchange since 1967 This blow threatens IWP’s Fall Residency, youth programs, and mentorships that have uplifted writers from 160+ countries brittlepaper.com/2025/03/u-s-de…