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IWP Reading at Prairie Lights Books: Hien Trang, Curtis Bauer, & Brayan Salinas

Oct 9, 2022

04:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Prairie Lights Books, 2nd Floor

15 South Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA 52240

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You are invited to join the International Writing Program (IWP) for the sixth in our series of Sunday afternoon readings at Prairie Lights. The reading will begin at 4 p.m., and it will feature one IWP Fall Residency author, one visiting writer, and one University of Iowa MFA student. Participation is free and all are welcome!

Hien Trang (fiction writer; critic; translator; Vietnam) is an author of two novels, two collections of stories and one of literary essays. Her most recent titles, both award-winning, are Chopin bien mat [Chopin vanishes] (2022] and Giac mong lang thang trên dong co úa [Dreams of wandering in withered fields] (2018). She works as a book, music, film, and pop culture critic, with columns in major newspapers and magazines, and regularly translates from English. Her participation was made possible by a grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the US Department of State.

Curtis Bauer is a poet and translator. His most recent poetry collection is American Selfie, and his translation publications of Spanish poetry and prose include the memoir Land of Women by María Sánchez, the novel Home Reading Service by Fabio Morábito, and the poetry collection This Could Take Some Time by Clara Muschietti. He lives in Spain and Texas.

Brayan Salinas is a poet from New Mexico. He earned his BA at Hampshire College and is an MFA candidate in poetry at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. His work has appeared in Poetry Magazine, among other places. He is working on his debut poetry collection.

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