Program News
Xochitl Gonzalez and Vauhini Vara announced 2023 Pulitzer Prize Finalists
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduates Xochitl Gonzalez and Vauhini Vara are 2023 Pulitzer Prize Finalists.
Rebecca Lee and Abraham Verghese awarded Guggenheim Fellowships
Monday, May 8, 2023
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduates Rebecca Lee and Abraham Verghese awarded Guggenheim Fellowships.
Celebrating 15 Years of The Rona Jaffe Foundation Graduate Fellowship at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop
Friday, April 28, 2023
The Rona Jaffe Foundation Graduate Fellowship at the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop celebrates 15 years.
Lan Samantha Chang, Director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, wins Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
Monday, April 3, 2023
Lan Samantha Chang, Director and graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop wins 2023 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award.
Ren Arcamone awarded PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate Ren Arcamone was awarded PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers.
Romeo Oriogun wins Nigeria Prize For Literature
Saturday, October 15, 2022
Romeo Oriogun, a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, wins Nigeria Prize For Literature