Daily Staff Writer

The winners of the 1998 Iowa Literary Awards will be giving a free public reading tonight at 7 in the Taraccino Coffee House, 534 Lincoln Way.

The award winners and other members of the Iowa Organization for the Writing Arts will be reading their works of poetry, non-fiction and fiction.

Following the reading will be an open-microphone opportunity for members of the audience to read from their own writings. Audience members of all ages are welcome and encouraged to participate.

This event is being sponsored by the Iowa Organization for the Writing Arts and Taraccino Coffee.