Program News
Chang proud to be part of Iowa’s writing legacy
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Workshop Director Lan Samantha Chang will have a lot to celebrate next month. Chang, who also is a Writers’ Workshop alumna, is one of eight individuals who received an Arts and Letters Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Workshop faculty and alumni named 2024 Guggenheim Fellows
Friday, April 12, 2024
Guggenheim Fellows this year include Assistant Professor of Fiction Jamel Brinkley, alumni Justin Torres and Robyn Schiff, and artist Lorraine O'Grady, who also attended the Writers' Workshop.
Ada Zhang winner of a 2024 Whiting Award in Fiction
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate Ada Zhang among the recipients of the 2024 Whiting Award, prestigious literary award for emerging writers
Diane Oliver’s Unfinished Story
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Promising Iowa Writers’ Workshop student and Civil Rights Movement activist Diane Oliver died tragically just days before her graduation. Decades later, her newly rediscovered work has been heralded for its haunting look at African American life in the Jim Crow era.
Justin Torres wins the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction
Thursday, November 16, 2023
University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate Justin Torres won the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction.