About Iowa Writes

Since 2006, Iowa Writes has featured the work of Iowa-identified writers (whether they have Iowa roots or live here now) and work published by Iowa journals and publishers on The Daily Palette. Iowa Writes features poetry, fiction, or nonfiction twice a week on the Palette.

In November of 2008, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated Iowa City, Iowa, the world's third City of Literature, making the community part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

Iowa City has joined Edinburgh, Scotland and Melbourne, Australia as UNESCO Cities of Literature.

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EINAR OLSEN

After a degree in philosophy and religion, including a school year in Varanasi (Banaras), India, Einar Olsen has spent about half his life as a teacher of Transcendental Meditation and the other half in sales and marketing fine gifts and natural health care equipment.  His other interests include music, astrology, gemology, and government, history, and politics.  He and his wife Mary Cathryn live in Fairfield, Iowa where they take care of their farmstead and receive a grant for practicing advanced meditation programs most of the day.