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TSWW co-director Rex Weiner said \u201cSince 1967, over 1,600 writers from more than 160 countries have participated in the University of Iowa\u2019s renowned program. At home and abroad, IWP is a unique conduit for the world\u2019s literatures, and the administration\u2019s attack on this writing program is an attack on writers everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n
IWP Director Christopher Merrill, who also serves as TSWW\u2019s poetry workshop instructor, said in a UI statement that while the 58-year partnership with the federal government has ended, the university remains dedicated to the program\u2019s mission to “promote mutual understanding through creative writing and literature.”<\/p>\n
The federal grant to IWP of nearly $1 million \u201cwas roughly equal to what the writing program would have contributed to the U.S. economy next year,\u201d according to the Iowa City Press-Citizen<\/a>, noting the university\u2019s statement that 90% of funds associated with the IWP\u2019s federal grants are spent domestically, much of it in Iowa City, a UNESCO City of Literature.<\/p>\n TSWW co-director Jeanne McCulloch said, \u201cAs an international creative writing program with workshops in Mexico, France, and online globally, TSWW will continue to work with Christopher Merrill to explore ways to help advance IWP\u2019s goals, and support writers around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n About the Todos Santos Writers Workshop:<\/strong><\/p>\n Now in its 13th year, the acclaimed Todos Santos Writers Workshop<\/a> is a creative writing workshop with classes in fiction, memoir, and poetry based in the town of Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, MX, with its annual Todos Paris workshop upcoming May 18 – 24 in Paris, France.<\/p>\n