Meet our 2025 Faculty

Lynda Barry

Writing the Unthinkable

Safia Elhillo

Poetry Workshop

Elisa Gabbert

Creative Nonfiction Workshop

 

Stephen Amidon

Fiction Workshop

Janan Alexandra

Poetry Class

Marguerite Sheffer

Fiction Class

John Cotter

Nonfiction Class

About

Read about the history and format of the conference, and our partnership with Granfalloon and Bloomington Handmade Market.

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Schedule

Conference Dates: June 5-8, 2025
Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
Workshops, Classes, Panels, Readings, Q&A.

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Scholarships

Scholarship Application Deadline: March 1, 2025
Notifications: Mid-March 2025
Deadline to Pay Tuition Balance: March 31, 2025

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I look forward to IUWC every year. It is a chance to take a break from the monotony of everyday working life and join a cadre of authors all bent on the same goal: writing as well and as often as possible.

- Cy Weiss, participant
You’ll fall in love with Indiana University’s campus in Bloomington.
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Learn from prominent writers in workshops and classes.

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