Voices From The Prairie: The Annual Iowa Writers' Celebration
The 2010 Voices from the Prairie, Annual Iowa Writers' Celebration featured David Plowden, essayist and renowned documentary photographer of small towns, farmlands, and trains. Mr. Plowden, who is at the pinnacle of his career, is the author of more than twenty photography books, including Bridges: The Spans of North America, Vanishing Point: Fifty Years of Photography, and Requiem for Steam, his newest book, which is now available.
The 2010 celebration included a tour across Iowa, in Iowa City, Council Bluffs, and Sioux City on the following dates and times (full details available on our Calendar of Events):
Talk of Iowa, on Iowa Public Radio in Iowa City at 10:00 AM, on Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Book signing at Prairie Lights bookstore in Iowa City at 6:00 PM, on Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Slideshow presentation and book signing at Council Bluffs Public Library in Council Bluffs at 6:00 PM, on Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Slideshow presentation and book signing at Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City at 6:30 PM, on Thursday, October 14, 2010
The events are free and open to the public. Requiem for Steam may be purchased at bookstores in or online.
The Council Bluffs event is funded in part by a $1,000 grant from the Iowa West Foundation. The Iowa West Foundation is headquartered in Council Bluffs, and is funded by its investment income and by the Iowa West Racing Association, which receives fee income from local casino operators – Ameristar and Harrah’s.
For more information about the Iowa West Foundation visit its website at www.iowawestfoundation.org.
Past Presenter Roster for the Annual Iowa Writers' Celebration
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2000 Marvin Bell M. L. Hopsen Donald Justice Michael Carey |
2001 Richard Lord Acton Cornelia F. Mutel Jim Heynen Ana Struthers Barbara Lounsberry |
2002 Jane Smiley John Cole Susan Carlson |
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2003 Max Alan Collins Brooks Landon Paul Conrad |
2004 Clay Jenkinson |
2005 Scott Cawelti Patrick Irelan Debra Marquart Robert Sayre Thomas Dean Mary Swander |
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2006 David Hamilton Robert Wolf Gary Holthaus John T. Price Lisa Knopp |
2007 Ted Kooser |
2008 John T. Price Debra Marquart |
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2009 Loree Rackstraw video of event |
2010 David Plowden video of event |
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