The International Writing Program (IWP) announced that the application for the virtual two-week Summer Institute 2021 program is now open through 31 March. Aspiring young writers are encouraged to apply.
The Summer Institute (SI) is a two-week creative writing and cultural exchange program for participants age 18-22 from Pakistan, India, and the U.S. Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the SI will be held virtually in 2021. Students from all disciplines – the arts, humanities, sciences, and everything in between – are welcome to apply! This program is free for accepted applicants and will focus on creative writing and the power of narrative. Attendees take part in collaborative workshops focused on their creative work, in seminars to expand literary knowledge of diverse global literatures, in special seminars on the craft of writing, and in activities designed to forge new lines of understanding and shared purpose among its community of writers. The SI is an opportunity to see writing as a form of action – a personally-empowering skill that can be employed for social change.
For more information, check out the SI 2021 webpage. For questions, please contact iwp-summerinstitute@uiowa.edu.
Ms. Behrooz KY Avari
• Education Outreach Specialist | Public Affairs Section• U.S. Consulate General, Mumbai, IndiaC-49, G-Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai 400 051, India
