About The Iowa SourceThe Iowa Source is Iowa’s only free monthly arts and entertainment magazine, now in its 27th year of publication. Each month (except for January, when we take a break), The Source brings a unique regional voice to 16,000 appreciative readers, plus another 12,000 readers online. We feature articles on a broad range of topics, from fine arts, music, culture, and health, to travel, recreation, computer frontiers, investing, movies, and books, plus a popular monthly calender of events that helps our readers stay in touch with what's happening in our area. Noted for its lively, positive editorial outlook, The Iowa Source is uniquely positioned to integrate contemporary culture with the traditions of Midwestern life. Based on the enthusiastic responses we receive about the magazine, we know that our readers anticipate each issue, read them from cover to cover, refer to the ads and events, and save issues for later reference. The steady growth of The Iowa Source since its inception is a testament to the region's dedication to quality, creativity, and prosperity on all levels of life. We are happy to have become a part of life in Iowa over the last quarter century, and especially happy to be bringing The Iowa Source to you online. Thanks for reading The Source, and for visiting our site. Questions? Email Claudia Petrick at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
The Iowa Source SubmissionsThe Iowa Source has has deveoped its unique voice through the stellar contributions of some of Iowa's best writers, artists, and photographers. We have no full-time staff writers, so we're always interested in submissions of articles that may be of interest to our readers. Naturally, we suggest that potential writers become familiar with the publication before contacting us about submissions. If you think you may have an article, or an idea for an article or column, please This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . ContributorsThe Iowa Source has flourished over the years as a result of the contributions of a diverse group of talented writers, as well as artists and photographers. Here's a list of some of our regulars, whose contributions make The Iowa Source the entertaining and beloved publication that it is. JAMES MOORE is a freelance writer, professional musician, and station manager for KRUU FM 101, Fairfield's low-power grassroots community radio station. This is his sixth year as music editor of The Source. He holds an M.B.A. and has written extensively about politics. His work has appeared in the Village Voice, Iowa City Press-Citizen, Des Moines Register, Little Village, Ottumwa Courier, and Fairfield Ledger. He is co-author of the book From Sad to Glad: 7 Steps to Facing Change with Love and Power. His poems have appeared in Modern Drummer and Lyrical Iowa, and he plays regularly with several bands in Iowa. DAN COFFEY is best known as public radio’s Dr. Science. He lives in Oskaloosa, Iowa, where he teaches at William Penn University. ROB CLINE is the marketing director for the University of Iowa's Hancher Auditorium and past president of the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance. He is also a busy freelance writer whose work appears regularly in The Source, Art Scene, Edible Iowa River Valley, and The Gazette. He lives in Cedar Rapids with his wife Jenny and three children. Chef KURT MICHAEL FRIESE is the founding leader of Slow Food Iowa and serves on the Slow Food USA National Board of Governors for the Midwest Region. A graduate and former chef-instructor at the New England Culinary Institute, he has been chef and owner, with his wife Kim McWane Friese, of the Iowa City restaurant Devotay for 10 years. Devotay is a community leader in sustainable cuisine and supporting local farmers and food artisans. Friese is a freelance food writer and photographer as well, with regular columns in 6 local and national newspapers and magazines, and is editor-in-chief of the seasonal local food magazine Edible Iowa River Valley. CHRISTINE SCHRUM is a freelance writer and a Consulting Editor for The Iowa Source. She holds an M.A. in professional writing and has years of writing/editing experience in projects ranging from TV commercials to astrology software. She is also a closet poet and the Associate Editor of Eunoia, a journal published by First World Library Literary Society (www.1stworldlibrary.org under Resources). JOE BRISBEN characterizes himself as "a simple country stockbroker" and "a social worker for people's money." He became a financial advisor 22 years ago. However, he began investing for his four children's college educations in 1977 and has had his attention fixed on the financial markets ever since. In 1990, he started broadcasting a weekday morning commentary for WSUI at AM 910. He started writing the "Money" column for The Source in 1998. PATRICIA DRAZNIN is a freelance writer and editor residing in Fairfield, Iowa, which she refers to as a suburb of Chicago. In addition to her monthly film reviews for The Source, she writes a regular humor column for the Fairfield Weekly Reader called "The Oh Zone," which is available on her website at www.writingtogo.com. Patricia's writing credits include articles in health magazines including Total Health and American Spa. She has contributed book and product reviews for online businesses including Delphi, Audible.com, BooksAreFun.com (a Reader’s Digest subsidiary), and Twin Galaxies. She has also written and performed standup comedy. JIM KARPEN , Ph.D., college professor, and Internet devotee, teaches writing at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa. Jim has been interested in the revolutionary consequences of computer technology ever since writing his Ph.D. dissertation in 1984 at Bowling Green State University on the study of the "digitized word." Visit his website at www.jimkarpen.com. MEG WHITE lives in Iowa City with her fish, Gills, and a hearty collection of cookbooks, poems, and biographies. The daughter of a reluctant debutante, Meg is descended from a long line of strong, irreverent Southern women who firmly believe in not taking themselves too darn seriously. Funny, imaginative, and highly intelligent, SANDRA WILLBANKS's sole purpose in life is to heal people through laughter. She’s coauthored several books, writes both fiction and non-fiction stories for children, and generally has a good time. In her spare time she laughs at her reflection in the mirror. THOMAS DEAN is Special Assistant to the President for communications and research at The University of Iowa, from which he earned a Ph.D. in English. He founded and directs the Iowa Project on Place Studies and is adjunct assistant professor of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Leisure Studies. He also has taught with the Iowa Summer Writing Festival, University of Iowa Senior College, and Iowa City Senior Center. He currently serves as vice president of the Iowa City Public Library Board of Trustees. A Pushcart Prize nominee, Dean has published in Little Village, The Wapsipinicon Almanac, here: the magazine of where we are, and several book anthologies from the Ice Cube Press. He is editor of The Grace of Grass and Water: Writing in Honor of Paul Gruchow (Ice Cube Press, 2007). His first book of essays, Under a Midland Sky, is forthcoming from Ice Cube Press in 2008. NEIL FAUERSO was born in Los Angeles and raised in Fairfield, Iowa. He attended the University of Texas, Austin, and graduated with a B.A. in English and Plan II. He currently lives in Seattle, where he's in graduate school studying creative writing.
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