IWP 2007 writers

Wed Aug 15 19:09:52 UTC 2007

The International Writing Program at the University of Iowa will host 35 writers from around the world for its 2007 season, the program's 40th anniversary. The whole list is available at www.uiowa.edu/~ (click on "the writers"). It's an impressive group and worth a look. SEELANGSovians will be interested in the ones below - if you would like to get in contact with any of them during their stay in the U.S., you can send a note to the IWP (iwp at uiowa.edu):

Hana ANDRONIKOVA (novelist, fiction writer; Czech Republic <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_republic> ) is a widely-published Czech prose writer.  She received the Magnesia Litera Award in 2002 for her first novel, Zvuk slunecnich hodin ('The Sound of the Sundial, 2001') and went on to author a collection of short stories, Srdce na udici ('Heart on a Hook,' 2002).  Her fiction has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies in Europe and the U.S., including World Literature Today.  Currently, she works as an independent consultant in Prague.  She participates courtesy of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.

Alex EPSTEIN (fiction writer; Israel <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel> ) was born in Leningrad (USSR) and has been living in Israel since the age of 8. Widely translated, Epstein is the author of three collections of short stories, most recently Blue Has No South (2005) and three novels, most recently Dream Recipes (2002). Among his awards is the Prime Minister's Prize for Literature (2003). He writes literary reviews for several newspapers and teaches creative writing in Tel Aviv. His website is http://www.notes.co.il/epstein/.  He participates courtesy of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.

István László GEHER (pen name: László G. István; poet, translator; Hungary <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary> ) holds degrees in Hungarian and English Literature from L. Eötvös University in Budapest.  He has authored five books of poetry, most recently I Lay Me Down Thy Soul to Keep (2006).  His translations of Larkin, Dickinson, Shakespeare, Hughes, and Yeats have appeared widely in journals and anthologies.  His awards include a fellowship to the International Writers' House in Rhodes, an NKA Literary Grant, and the Radnóti Award for Poetry.  Géher participates courtesy of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.

Ksenia GOLUBOVICH (novelist, fiction writer, literary critic, editor, translator; Russia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia> ) has published the poetry collection Personae, the travelogue 'The Serbian Parable' and the novel, 'Wishes Granted.'  She contributes essays on life in contemporary Russia to several newspapers and journals, including Logos, a philosophical magazine.  She holds a Master's degree from Moscow University, where she recently taught a special course on poets and power. She participates courtesy of the William B. Quarton Foundation.

G. Ayurzana (poet, fiction/nonfiction writer, editor; Mongolia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolia> ) is a graduate of the Maxim Gorky Literary Institute in Moscow. He has published six books of poetry, two collections of short stories, several non-fiction books, and three novels. In 2002, he was awarded the National Literary Award Altan Od [Golden Feather] for Durlalgui yrtontsiin blues ['The Blues of a World Without Love'] and again in 2003 for the novel Ilbe zereglee ['The Magic Mirage'].  He participates courtesy of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.

Aziz Nazmi SHAKIR-TASH (poet, fiction writer; translator; Bulgaria <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria> ) works in Arabic, Turkish, and English both as a scholar and as a writer. He has authored three books of poetry, most recently 'A Sky at 33' (2007), and one collection of short stories ('Rain Apocrypha,' 2004). An accomplished translator and editor with more than a dozen translations of poetry and prose to his credit, he publishes both in Bulgaria and in Turkey.  He participates courtesy of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.

Ognjen SPAHIC (novelist, fiction writer; Montenegro <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montenegro> ) studied Civil Engineering and Philosophy at the University of Montenegro.  He has authored one novel, Hansenova djeca ('Hansen's Children,' 2004), and two collections of short stories, Sve to ('All That,' 2001) and Zimska potraga ('Winter Search' 2007) .  His novel, which won a 2005 Mesha Selimovic Award, is available in English, French, and Polish translations. He works as journalist for the independent daily press, Vijesti, in Podgorica. Spahic participates courtesy of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.

Saša STANIŠIC (novelist, Germany <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany> ) was born in Višegrad, Bosnia, the son of an ethnically mixed marriage. In 1992, his family escaped the war and came to Germany.  He has authored a novel, several audioplays, short stories, poems, essays and translations.  How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone, his first novel, was published in 2006 to wide acclaim. Translations into 21 languages are forthcoming. Stanišic is now working on a play and his second novel.  More information about this author can be found here <http://www.kuenstlicht.de/kuenstlicht.html>  and here <http://www.netznotizen.de/> .  He participates courtesy of the Max Kade Foundation. 

Alexander ULANOV (poet, critic, translator; Russia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia> ) earned a Ph.D. in engineering from Samara State Aerospace University, where he is currently an associate professor of aircraft engine design.  Though he does not consider writing to be his principal occupation, he is extremely active in the Russian literary scene.  Ulanov has nearly 350 publications to his credit, including works of poetry, short fiction, book reviews, articles on modern Russian literature, and translations.  More information about this author can be found at http://www.vavilon.ru/texts/prim/ulanov0.html. He participates courtesy of CEC-Artslink. 

Russell Valentino

Assoc. Professor of Russian & Comparative Literature

Interim Executive Director

Project on Rhetoric of Inquiry

http://poroi.grad.uiowa.edu

University of Iowa

319.353.2193

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