Summer Programs
Graduate summer workshops
During the summer you may apply only for what we call "non-degree coursework." This summer there will be two sessions of summer school.
A SPECIAL MAY SESSION: MAY 19– JUNE 6 2008
Three-week intensive workshops taught by Curtis Sittenfeld in fiction and James Galvin in poetry. Summer school credit will be given.
THE REGULAR SUMMER SESSION: JUNE 10 – AUGUST 1 2008
An eight week session taught by James Alan McPherson in fiction and Tessa Rumsey in poetry.
Special session application deadline: March 14
Regular session application deadline: March 14
Note: Same deadline for BOTH sessions
Click here to apply to graduate summer sessions
Undergraduate summer courses
Other summer writing programsSeveral three- and eight-week creative writing courses are offered for undergraduates (8C:023, 8C:097, 8C:098). You do not have to submit a manuscript in order to take these classes. Check ISIS for course listings.
Iowa Summer Writing Festival
Weekend and week-long workshops throughout June and July
Iowa Young Writers' Studio
A creative writing summer program for high school students, taught by Writers' Workshop graduatesIowa Study Abroad
The Irish Writing Program: Summer Abroad in Ireland