      
About this collectionThe IWP is among the best known institutions at the University of Iowa and the premier institution of its kind in the world. In its nearly 40-year history, the program has welcomed over 1000 writers from over 100 countries. In 2003 the UI's School of Library and Information Science took a first step towards preserving and cataloging IWP's large archive so as to make it available to scholars and the public.The complete collection comprises 4 subcollections. Those currently available are: International Writing Program Digital ArchiveYou can check (and alter) which subcollections you are currently using on the Preferences page. How to find information in the International Writing Program Digital Archive collectionThere are 6 ways to find information in this collection:
You can search for particular words that appear in the text from the "search" page. This is the first page that comes up when you begin, and can be reached from other pages by pressing the search button. You can access publications by title by pressing the titles a-z button. This brings up a list of books in alphabetic order. You can access publications by country by pressing the countries button. This brings up a list of countries. You can access publications by series by pressing the series button. This brings up a list of those series which are currently in the collection. You can access publications by people by pressing the people a-z button. This brings up a list of entries, sorted by surname. You can access publications by Staff Picks by pressing the Staff Picks button. This brings up a list of Staff Picks. | |||||
