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... -
Lunch Box Open for Submissions
Antioch University’s student-run literary and art journal Lunch Ticket is open for submissions. Their focus this year is the International Year of Indigenous...
Events
Boundless Launch
April 27, 2019 - 7:00pm
The launch of the 3rd volume of Boundless will take place on Saturday, April 27, 7pm at Shambaugh House. There will be multilingual readings, including in English, and free copies of Boundless so you can follow along. Light refreshments will be served.
Spanish MFA Graduate Reading
May 3, 2019 - 5:00pm
The Department of Spanish & Portuguese proudly presents the Spanish Creative Writing MFA Graduation Reading. José Covo, Elisa Ferrer Molina, Inés Gallo de Urioste, Natalia Hernández, Mariana Mazer and Angela Pico Pinto will share work from their theses. This event will be entirely in Spanish. Reception to follow in Prairie Lights Cafe. Please join us!
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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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