The University of Iowa

A Roundtable with the 2018 IWP Residents from Africa

Wednesday, September 19, 2018, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building , Room S401
21 East Market Street, Iowa City, IA 52245

Join the African Studies Program for "A Roundtable with the 2018 International Writing Program Residents from Africa." This event will take place on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 from 12-2 p.m. in S401 Pappajohn.

Join featured guests for an informal discussion of literature in Africa, the lives and experience of Africa’s creative writers, and the relationship between creative writing and Africa’s current political and social condition.

Featured guests:

Chris Abani
USA/Nigeria
fiction, non-fiction writer

Amara Nicole Okolo
Nigeria
fiction, non-fiction writer

Umar Timol
Mauritius
poet, fiction writer

Salah Badis
Algeria
poet, journalist

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact James Giblin in advance at 319-335-2302 or james-giblin@uiowa.edu.