Ian Zwaschka, who received a BA in cinema and English & creative writing from the University of Iowa in 2021, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award to the Czech Republic for 2024-25.

Join us on Thursday March 21st for a reading by Chris Goetz from his acclaimed new book The Counterfeit Coin: Videogames and Fantasies of Empowerment. Chris will be in conversation with Corey Creekmur.

Head of Screenwriting, Dean Bakopoulos highlights the program for WeAreIowa.

Susan E. Kim is a television and feature film picture editor. Her recent work includes A Small Light, the critically-acclaimed limited drama series for NatGeo/Disney+, inspired by the true story of Miep Gies. She is also an editor on Pachinko (Season 1 and 2), the Apple TV+ series which has garnered dozens of nominations and awards, including the Critics Choice Award, Film Independent Spirit Award, AFI Award and a Peabody Award.