DMACC Celebration of Literary Arts

DMACC Celebration of Literary Arts The Annual Celebration of Literary Arts at Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) was launched in 2003 in conjunction with the National Poetry Festival.

The event brings noted writers to DMACC to read from their work and to interact with students.

For the Des Moines Book Festival this Saturday, and as part of DMACC's Celebration of Literary Arts, I'll be in conversa...
03/19/2025

For the Des Moines Book Festival this Saturday, and as part of DMACC's Celebration of Literary Arts, I'll be in conversation with Carmen Maria Machado, Claire Lombardo, Ada Zhang, and, Lan Samantha Chang.

Come join us at 1:15 to celebrate the amazing women of the Iowa Writers' Workshop!

09/16/2024

The debut novel from a University of Iowa creative writing instructor has cracked the New York Times’ best-seller list and Kaveh Akbar will headline the Celebration of Literary Arts in the Des Moines metro today. The book “Martyr!” is fictional but follows the true-life 1988 American downing o...

Just announced yesterday! Kaveh Akbar is nominated for the National Book Award and will be coming to DMACC's Lit Fest on...
09/14/2024

Just announced yesterday! Kaveh Akbar is nominated for the National Book Award and will be coming to DMACC's Lit Fest on Monday, followed by an evening reading at Beaverdale Books...details below...free copies of Martyr! will be handed out while supplies last!!

JOIN US: The Celebration of Literary Arts​ will host KAVEH AKBAR on Monday, September 16th.

He will participate in the following readings:

​- Monday, September 16th, 11:15 a.m., at the DMACC Ankeny Campus (Bldg. 2)

- Monday, September 16th, 7 p.m., at Beaverdale Books, 2629 Beaver Ave., Des Moines

BOTH events are FREE to attend and open to all!

FREE BOOKS available at both readings--while supplies last.

https://www.dmacc.edu/news/2024/20240911.html

Exciting lineup this year...and always FREE BOOKS to ANYONE who attends DMACC's Lit Fest readings (while supplies last)....
08/22/2024

Exciting lineup this year...and always FREE BOOKS to ANYONE who attends DMACC's Lit Fest readings (while supplies last). The books have arrived and are ready to hand out to readers! All events free and open to public!

Bret Anthony Johnston
Thursday August 29th
11:15 a.m. DMACC Ankeny Campus, Building 2
7:00 p.m. Beaverdale Books

Kaveh Akbar
Monday September 16th
11:15 a.m. DMACC Ankeny Campus, Building 2
7:00 p.m. Beaverdale Books

Jamel Brinkley
TBA

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