Events
Ben Wolf, Darby Harn, and Seth McDuffee discuss science fiction, fantasy, and horror in Weirdos Writing for Weirdos: A Contemporary Approach to Speculative Fiction. The Iowa City Book Festival panel meets at Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room A, on October 22, 2026, at 7 p.m.
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Thursday, October 22, 20267:00 PM CDTLocation
Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room A, 123 S. Linn Street, Iowa City, IAPlan your route before heading outCost
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On the calendarThe International Writing Program brings Sarah Gilmartin, Zodwa Nyoni, Ingeborg von Zadow, and Yaiza Berrocal Guevara together for Writers from Cities of Literature on October 23, 2026, at noon. The Iowa City Book Festival conversation takes place at Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room A, and explores living and writing in UNESCO Cities of Literature.
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Yiyun Li appears in conversation with Melissa Febos at the Levitt Center for University Advancement in Iowa City on October 23, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. The Literary Legends collaboration is part of the Iowa City Book Festival.
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On the calendarThe Iowa City Book Festival Book Fair runs October 24, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at MERGE in downtown Iowa City. Local and regional publishers, literary organizations, journals, magazines, and book arts projects are featured at the fair.