ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (July 12, 2023) — The Midwest Writing Center will host a Community Conversation Brown Bag event on Thursday afternoon, July 27, at the Rock Island Public Library Downtown Branch. The event will feature memoirist and Davenport native Ben Miller, and award-winning poet Ann Pierson Wiese, who will talk about their work, their life together in writing, and why they believe writing is important.

OTTUMWA, IOWA (July 11, 2023) — The Main Street Ottumwa Economic Vitality Committee is pleased to bring you another Business Brew on Thursday, July 27, at the new Sienna Events Center, formerly the Robertson-Jay Funeral Home (220 North Court St), 5:30-7:30PM. This casual networking event is for any business, entrepreneur, business professional, or property-owner who wants to meet like-minded people who care about doing good things in our community.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 6, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced that 29,025 K-12 students applied for a Students First Education Savings Account (ESA) during the program’s month-long application period which closed on June 30.

FOREST CITY, IOWA (May 15, 2023) — Are you tired of writing in isolation and struggling to get feedback on your script?

Do you have a script collecting dust in your desk drawer that needs a fresh set of eyes?

Or maybe your script is so good, it could make Quentin Tarantino weep with envy.

We can’t promise Quentin Tarantino will weep with envy, but we can offer you the chance to showcase your work at our open-script read event.