She's at the top of her game, and is shifting gears

Phoebe Wall Howard recently left a highly sought-after beat as an auto reporter for The Detroit Free Press. So, what’s a writer who covers cars, sailing, and a life where she is based in Michigan doing in the IOWA Writers’ Collaborative? First, she spent part of her career in Iowa working for The Des Moines Register, and she’s a popular presenter during our Okoboji Writers’ Retreat. Most importantly, our Iowa readers love cars, and many can relate to her column title, Shifting Gears.Read her first few columns, and I’ll bet you get hooked and look forward to what she will write about next (hint: taking the keys away from an elderly parent).Enjoy the podcast!Singer/songwriter Justin Roberts joins our Monday Zoom Lunch group this July 29. This Iowa native is a big star, especially among children and their families. He’s been nominated multiple times for a Grammy award and wows audiences wherever he goes. Speaking of wowing audiences, Justin will be teaching songwriting during the Okoboji Writers’ Retreat this September 22-25. It’s not too late to enroll! Get started on that memoir, novel, or essay! Here is your Zoom link: Monday Zoom with Justin RobertsPolitical Junkie AlertA group of 14 Iowa Writers’ Collaborative members with decades of experience writing and reporting about politics is offering a podcast between now and the 2024 election. The latest episode (#2) was posted yesterday: Please spread the word. We will do this every other week until September, when they will be produced each week with rotating moderators and panelists. In addition to the Iowa Writers’ Collaborative members listed below, we will include Kathie Obradovich, who leads the Iowa Capital Dispatch, a digital-only, hard-hitting news source covering state and local issues.Laura Belin Rekha Basu Douglas Burns Dave Busiek Art Cullen Julie Gammack Dennis Goldford Black Iowa News, Dana JamesRobert Leonard Barry Piatt Dave Price Ed Tibbetts Ty Rushing, who will be joining the Collaborative in mid-AugustIowa Writers’ Collaborative The Iowa Writers’ Collaborative members host a Zoom call for our paid subscribers on the last Friday of the month. Robert Leonard is the host. The conversations are enlightening and entertaining, and our columnist often gets ideas for stories from those on the call. All you need to do is be a paid subscriber to one of us, and you are invited to join the call. Paid subscribers, your link is below this paywall. Thank you so much: Office Lounge, hosted by Bob Leonard 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