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International Writing Program

The International Writing Program is a unique residency program for established writers from outside the United States. IWP participants range from emerging talents to writers who are among their countries' leading literary figures and writers of world stature.

Each fall the International Writing Program assembles a community of poets, fiction writers, essayists, playwrights, and journalists. For most of them, the IWP is their first, or their first extended, stay in the United States. At the University they live and interact with each other while working on writing and translation projects. Throughout their residency, they participate in 181:191 International Literature Today and in 181:205 International Translation Workshop. They also interact with the public through readings, panel discussions, and other presentations.

Since 1967, more than 1,000 writers from 115 countries have participated in the program.

International Writing Program participants are supported by the U.S. Department of State, through bilateral agreements with many countries, by grants from cultural institutions and governments abroad, and by private funds. The program does not provide grants for writers.

For more information, contact the International Writing Program or visit the program's web site.