College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
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Recent Accomplishments
Student and alumni achievement is the best measure of our program's success. Congratulations to all. -
Translating Engagement
The Translation MFA collaborated with Between the Lines, a summer program that hosted young writers from Armenia, Turkey and the USA in a Peace through Writing camp. Along with producing... -
Translators in Residence
Each year, two distinguished translators hold residencies for five weeks in the fall and spring semesters, mentor and work closely with our students in a workshop setting, and make progress...
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The Writing University
MFA in Literary Translation is part of The Writing University, an extraordinary constellation of ten distinct writing programs (including MFAs in Poetry, Fiction, Spanish Creative Writing, Translation, Nonfiction, and Playwriting) and over twenty academic areas.
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Exchanges, a journal of literary translation
A wide-ranging source of international writing in translation, Exchanges is edited and managed entirely by our MFAs.
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International Writing Program
Each fall International Writing Program brings around thirty writers to Iowa City for a three-month residency. MFA students experience world-literature-in-the-making while collaborating with the writers on translation portfolios for public readings and publications.
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Translator in Residence
Each year, two distinguished translators hold residencies for five weeks in the fall and spring semesters, mentor and work closely with our students in a workshop setting, and make progress on their own translation projects. Resident translators are chosen through an annual competition. Deadline for applications is December 1st.
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