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Hajar Hussaini winner of a 2026 Whiting Award in Poetry

Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate Hajar Hussaini one of ten recipients of the 2026 Whiting Award, prestigious literary award for emerging writers

Suji Kwock Kim, Lucy Ives, & Bret Anthony Johnston, named 2026 Guggenheim Fellows

Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Guggenheim Fellows this year include three Workshop alumni: Suji Kwock Kim in Poetry, and Lucy Ives and Bret Anthony Johnston in Fiction.
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Iowa Writers Revisit Their Origin Stories in Sad Me of the Past Podcast

Friday, October 17, 2025
Megan Magee
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Covers of: The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy, Only Son by Kevin Moffet, The Pelican Child by Joy Williams, Things in Nature Only Grow by Yiyun Li

4 Iowa alums longlisted for National Book Award

Wednesday, September 17, 2025
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Anjie Lee and Ajay Patri

Iowa Writers’ Workshop student, alumna receive grants from James Patterson to finish books

Thursday, September 11, 2025
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“Diane Oliver’s Unfinished Story,” wins Excellence in History award from the State Historical Society of Iowa

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
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