- Types
- Departments
Shambaugh House Reading: Endalegeta Kebede and Yahya Ashour
Sep 9, 2022
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
430 North Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52245
Join us in person at the Shambaugh House (430 N. Clinton St, Iowa City) or online via Facebook or Zoom for a reading by two IWP 2022 Fall Residency writers, Endalegeta Kebede and Yahya Ashour.
Endalegeta Kebede (fiction writer, poet, playwright, researcher; Ethiopia) is the author of over a dozen novels, stories, poems and staged plays. Among his titles are Under The Dark Sky, The Defiant Woman, and Baalu: His Life and Works. With a PhD in Folklore Studies, he has been an arts director at the Ethiopia Academy of Science, and the General Secretary of Ethiopian Writers Association. He is also the founder and manager of the Zagol Book Bank. He participates courtesy The US Embassy in Addis.
Yahya Ashour (fiction, poetry; Palestinian Territories) has authored a children’s book and, in 2018, a collection of poetry You Are a Window, They Are Clouds. His poems and award-winning stories have been anthologized and appeared in newspapers and magazines in Palestinian Territories and internationally. He has taught creative writing and literacy skills to both children and adults at various community organizations in Gaza. He participates through a grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affair at the US Department of State.
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact in advance at