Program News
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
Kay Ryan and Heather Clark receive the 2021 and 2022 Truman Capote Awards
Friday, September 2, 2022
Kay Ryan and Heather Clark receive the 2021 and 2022 Truman Capote Awards from the University of Iowa.
2022 Guggenheim Fellowships Awarded to Jerald Walker, Joyelle McSweeney, Jay Hopler, and Eduardo C. Corral
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Iowa Writers' Workshop alumni Joyelle McSweeney, Jay Hopler, and Eduardo C. Corral, and Jerald Walker received 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships.