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Daniel Alarcón named 2021 MacArthur Fellow
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Iowa Writers' Workshop alumnus, writer, and radio producer, Daniel Alarcón named a 2021 MacArthur Fellow.
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The Souvenir Museum, by Elizabeth McCracken, longlisted for 2021 National Book Award for Fiction
Friday, September 17, 2021
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate Elizabeth McCracken, longlisted for 2021 National Book Award for Fiction.
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Great Circle, by Maggie Shipstead, on The Booker Prize shortlist
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Iowa Writers' Workshop alumna, Maggie Shipstead on the 2021 Booker Prize shortlist.
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Joy Williams, recipient of the 2021 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate Joy Williams receives the 2021 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.
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Iowa Writers' Workshop announces Sonny Mehta Fellowships in Creative Writing
Monday, June 21, 2021
Iowa Writers' Workshop establishes the Sonny Mehta Fellowships in Creative Writing.
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Chang named Berlin Prize fellow
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate Samantha Chang named 2021 Berlin Prize fellow.
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