# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Matthew Neill Null - Floodgate 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 26 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Writers' Workshop graduate Matthew Neill Hull will read from his new novel, Floodgate. Described by publisher Blair as a story about "a former West Virginia coal miner [who] encounters corruption and cultural upheaval working on a dam project that will submerge his town," Floodgate is praised by Jayne Anne Phillips, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Night Watch, as " a masterpiece and a saga," while Rita Bullwinkel, author of Headshot, says: "A lushly rendered, politically radical novel that illuminates not only the American past, but also our present."

A writer from West Virginia, Matthew Neill Null is author of the novel Honey from the Lion, the story collection Allegheny Front, and, most recently, the novel Floodgate. He is recipient of the O. Henry Award, the Pushcart Prize, the Mary McCarthy Prize, and the Joseph Brodsky Rome Prize Fellowship in Literature from the American Academy of Arts & Letters, and his short fiction has appeared in Electric Literature, Oxford American, The Kenyon Review, American Short Fiction, Ecotone, and the Missouri Review, among other journals. He has been a fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center, the University of Iowa, and the American Academy in Rome, as well as a resident at Yaddo and the Jentel Foundation, and his books have been published in translation in France and Italy. National Book Award-winner Jaimy Gordon writes, “Matthew Neill Null is bound to become one of the most admired and influential fiction writers of his generation.” Booklist said about Null’s debut novel, “Beautifully written in fresh, lyrical prose, Honey from the Lion brilliantly creates a land and a people experiencing tremendous change. Null successfully and engagingly presents the consequences of this change for both humans and the environment, leaving readers feeling like witnesses to it all.” He currently is Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Susquehanna University and a member of the Writing Committee at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/iowa-city/matthew-neill-null-floodgate/200030434046014
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, fine-arts, Crafts, Workshops, Nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Iowa City
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240
- **lat**: 41.66073
- **long**: -91.53335
- **full address**: 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Matthew Neill Null - Floodgate  being held?
  - **A:** Matthew Neill Null - Floodgate  takes place on Wed, 26 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Wed, 26 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 15 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52240.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Matthew Neill Null - Floodgate ?
  - **A:** Matthew Neill Null - Floodgate  is organized by Prairie Lights Bookstore.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Matthew Neill Null - Floodgate  is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Iowa City, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Matthew Neill Null - Floodgate  sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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