Program News

Tracie Morris

Tracie Morris to join Writers' Workshop faculty

Thursday, August 27, 2020
Tracie Morris joined the Iowa Writers' Workshop in 2020.
Covers for three books on the Booker Prize long list

Three Writers' Workshop graduates longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize

Monday, July 27, 2020
Three graduates of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop were among those longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize: Kiley Reid, Brandon Taylor, and C Pam Zhang.
Jamel Brinkley

Jamel Brinkley to join Writers' Workshop faculty

Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Jamel Brinkley joined the Iowa Writers' Workshop faculty in 2020.
Abigail Carney

Writers' Workshop alumna discusses finished novel and television show script

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Abigail Carney, who is from Ohio, shares what she's learned while pursuing her MFA at Iowa Writers' Workshop.
Yiyun Li, Garth Greenwell, and Oscar Cásares

2020 Guggenheim Fellowships awarded to Yiyun Li, Oscar Cásares, and Garth Greenwell

Thursday, April 9, 2020
Workshop alumni Yiyun Li (MFA, 2005), Oscar Cásares(MFA, 2001), and Garth Greenwell (MFA, 2015) are among 175 scholars, artists, and scientists awarded fellowships this year from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
Yiyun Li

Yiyun Li Wins a 2020 Windham-Campbell Prize in Fiction

Thursday, March 19, 2020
Yiyun Li (MFA, 2005) won a Windham-Campbell Prize in fiction in 2020.