A save-the-date announcement

Save the date! As a thank-you to our paid subscribers and donors, The Iowa Writers’ Collaborative and Iowa Capital Dispatch team will host a holiday party from 5-8 p.m. in the spacious lobby of the Tom and Ruth Harkin Institute, 2800 University Avenue, Des Moines—appetizers by the Drake Catering department. The date is December 13. It’s a state-of-the-art facility, and on December 13th, it will become a great place for us to gather, meet your favorite writers, and meet the readers who make it possible for us to do what we do. All paid subscribers as of December 10 are invited to attend. Bring a guest for a small donation. We had a great event last year, and our readers and writers had fun meeting one another. Everyone had a good time. I appreciate your support!If you are not a paid subscriber but would like to be (thank you!), please sign up now:Then, RSVP here: IWC Holiday Party RSVP Julie Gammack’s Potluck PodcastThis podcast was recorded on October 7. It was an ‘open show,’ meaning there was no featured guest, but those on the call guided the discussion. We talked about Israel, Gaza, the search for a new Des Moines Police Chief, and Iowa Boy Chuck Offenburger sang the Vanderbilt school song. Listen. It’s quite something, actually. Iowa Writers’ Collaborative RosterPlease explore the columns by members of the Iowa Writers’ Collaborative. Below is our current roster: Your support is vital. Pick five, if you can, and become a paid subscriber.Nicole Baart: This Stays Here, Sioux CenterRekha Basu: Shouts and Whispers, Des MoinesRay Young Bear: From Red Earth Drive, Meskwaki SettlementLaura Belin: Iowa Politics with Laura Belin, Windsor HeightsTory Brecht: Brecht’s Beat, Quad CitiesDartanyan L. Brown: My Integrated Life, Des MoinesDouglas Burns: The Iowa Mercury, CarrollJane Burns: The Crossover, Des MoinesDave Busiek: Dave Busiek on Media, Des MoinesRachelle Chase: Reading with Rachelle, OttumwaIowa Writers Collaborative: RoundupSteph C: It Was Never a Dress, JohnstonArt Cullen: Art Cullen’s Notebook, Storm LakeSuzanna de Baca: Dispatches from the Heartland, HuxleyTaylor Decker: Taylor’s Millennial Mindset, Sioux CityDebra Engle: A Whole New World, Madison CountyRandy Evans: Stray Thoughts, Des Moines via BloomfieldDaniel P. Finney: Paragraph Stacker, Des MoinesMarianne Fons: Reporting From Quiltropolis, WintersetJulie Gammack: Julie Gammack’s Iowa Potluck, Des Moines and OkobojiArnold Garson: Second Thoughts, Okoboji and Sioux FallsChris Gloninger: Weathering Climate Change, USDennis Goldford: Let’s Talk Politics, CliveAvery Gregurich: The Five and Dime, MarengoFern Kupfer and Joe Geha: Fern and Joe, AmesRob Gray's Area: Rob Gray’s Area, AnkenyNik Heftman: The Seven Times, IowaBeth Hoffman: In the Dirt, LoviliaPhoebe Wall Howard: Shifting Gears, DetroitIowa Capital Dispatch, an alliance with IWCIowa Podcasters' CollaborativeIowa Writers Collaborative Roundup Sunday RoundupBlack Iowa News: Dana James, IowaChris Jones: The Swine Republic, Iowa CityPat Kinney: View from Cedar Valley, WaterlooRobert Leonard: Deep Midwest: Politics and Culture, BusseyLetters From IowansDarcy Maulsby: Keepin’ It Rural, Calhoun CountyHola Iowa: IowaAlison McGaughey: The Inquisitive Quad Citizen, Quad CitiesKurtis Meyer: Showing Up, St. AnsgarVicki Minor: Relatively Minor, WintersetWini Moranville: Wini’s Food Stories, Des MoinesJeff Morrison: Between Two Rivers, Cedar RapidsKyle Munson: Kyle Munson’s Main Street, Des MoinesJane Nguyen: The Asian Iowan, West Des MoinesJohn Naughton: My Life in Color, Des MoinesChuck Offenburger: Iowa Boy Chuck Offenburger, Jefferson and Des MoinesBarry Piatt: Piatt on Politics Behind the Curtain, Washington, D.C.Dave Price: Dave Price’s Perspective, Des MoinesTy Rushing: Ty’s Take, Iowa CitySteve Semken: Ice Cube Press, LLC, North LibertySarah Scull: The Piecemaker, CrestonMacey Shofroth: The Midwest Creative, NorwalkLarry Stone: Listening to the Land, ElkaderMary Swander: Mary Swander’s Buggy Land, KalonaMary Swander's Emerging Voices: Emerging Voices, KalonaCheryl Tevis: Unfinished Business, Boone CountyEd Tibbetts: Along the Mississippi, DavenportJason Walsmith: The Racontourist, EarlhamKali White VanBaale: 988: Mental Healthcare in Iowa, Bondurant This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit okobojiwriters.substack.com/subscribe