# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Iowa Files: Iowa Weird
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 18 Oct, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sun, 18 Oct, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Cedar Falls-based independent publisher Hayseed Press is pleased to introduce Iowa Weird Vol. 2. This year’s collection of creepy short stories once again features a variety of “true” ghost stories, fictional pieces based off Iowa mythology, and truly weird tales straight from the writers’ warped imaginations. 

Meet four contributors to Iowa Weird Volumes 1 and 2, including Aaron Narigon, co-founder of Hayseed Press. Also on hand sharing their stories are Amana-based writer Melinda Wichmann, author of How to Live with a Ghost, Indianola-based journalist Jenny Fee, who contributed a story about the eerie St. Mary’s ghost light, and Marcea Seible, a local historian and professor of English and History at Hawkeye Community College.

All Iowa Files programs are free and open to the public. Presentations are live-streamed on the WDMHS YouTube channel and recorded, and can be found on the channel. Thanks to our sponsors, The West Des Moines Public Library, West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation, Polk County & Bravo Greater Des Moines.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/west-des-moines/iowa-files-iowa-weird/200030604448412
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, ghost-hunts, virtual
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 15

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: West Des Moines
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: West Des Moines Public Library
- **lat**: 41.565822921876
- **long**: -93.759117687008
- **full address**: West Des Moines Public Library, 4000 Mills Civic Pkwy,West Des Moines,IA,United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Iowa Files: Iowa Weird
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Iowa Files: Iowa Weird being held?
  - **A:** Iowa Files: Iowa Weird takes place on Sun, 18 Oct, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sun, 18 Oct, 2026 at 04:00 pm at West Des Moines Public Library, 4000 Mills Civic Pkwy,West Des Moines,IA,United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Iowa Files: Iowa Weird?
  - **A:** Iowa Files: Iowa Weird is organized by West Des Moines Historical Society.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Iowa Files: Iowa Weird is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in West Des Moines, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Iowa Files: Iowa Weird sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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