Book tour schedule for The All American by Waldorf University Assistant Professor, Dr. Joe Milan.

The Waldorf University Creative Writing department will host its 13th annual Top of Iowa High School Creative Writing Contest and will culminate with a one-day Creative Writing Festival on Thursday, Oct. 30 at the Waldorf University campus.

Waldorf University to host author Oscar Oswald on Thursday, April 13, 2023. The event is a part of the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series sponsored by the Waldorf University English Department and Creative Writing Department. The reading from 5-6 p.m. is free and open to the public in the Lounge at the Luise V. Hanson Library.  

Clear Lake Arts Center to host authors Oscar Oswald, Ryan Clark, and Lydia Knudtson. The event will be held at the Clear Lake Arts Center located at 17 S. Fourth St., Clear Lake, Iowa, 50428 on April 12, 2023. Reception with light refreshments stars at 6 p.m. and readings beginning at 6:30 p.m. with Q&A to follow.

Waldorf University will host the 10^th annual Top of Iowa High School Creative Writing Contest for regional high school students on March 14, 2024. The contest will culminate with a one-day writing festival on the Waldorf University campus, where winners will be announced. The festival will include opportunities for students to attend talks on varying aspects of creative writing, participate in an open mic, and attend a reading by Waldorf’s Distinguished visiting writer, RS Deeren. Deeren will be reading from his debut short story collection Enough to Lose, a vivid portrait of life in rural America where hard-working families fight for survival in a home that is increasingly unrecognizable and untenable.   

Waldorf University will host a Creative Writing Festival for prospective students on Thursday, March 6 at 12:30 p.m. on the Waldorf University campus.

Waldorf University will host a Creative Writing Festival for prospective students on Thursday, Oct 30 at 12:30 p.m. on the Waldorf University campus. 

The Waldorf University Creative Writing department will host Dr. Samantha Edmonds for their Distinguished Visiting Writer Series on Thursday, Oct. 30 at 4 p.m. in the Johnson Ballroom.