The Free Generative Writing Workshops are Iowa City's only monthly program that brings together adult writers of all levels to have their imaginations sparked by our area's most talented writers and teachers, at absolutely no cost. The goal is to create a supportive environment where participants can generate new writing and meet others interested in the same. Each month a different talented writer-teacher from our area will invite us to write from an original prompt—and then compose along beside us as we explore where that prompt leads. After writing, we'll have the option to share what we've created and receive feedback.

The Free Generative Writing Workshops are sponsored by Iowa City Poetry and Prompt Press. Find out more about the workshops by visiting www.freegenerative.org.

Join us this Sunday, December 15th, 5:30-7:00 pm, when stunning writer and performer Steven Willis leads the workshop! Adults writing in all genres & at all levels are always welcome.

Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Steven Antoine Willis uses his writing background to creatively articulate the intricacies of African American culture. Willis began doing Spoken Word at 15 as a participant in Louder Than a Bomb and rose to become a member of the Nuyorican Slam Team, as well as a featured performer at All Def Poetry. Willis is a contributing writer to the BreakBeat Poets Anthology, NYU’s National Council for Teachers of English Journal, Manhattanville College’s Graffiti Magazine, and is a 3-time Individual World Poetry Slam Finalist. He is currently an MFA Acting Candidate at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.