Program News
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.
National Book Foundation to present Lifetime Achievement Award to Rita Dove
Saturday, September 9, 2023
Rita Dove, an Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate received the 2023 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
R.A. Judy receives Truman Capote Award
Friday, September 8, 2023
R.A. Judy, professor of critical and cultural studies at the University of Pittsburgh, has been selected by the University of Iowa as the 2023 recipient of the Truman Capote Award.
Accepting submissions for the 2024 Iowa Short Fiction Awards
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
The Iowa Writers' Workshop is accepting submissions for the 2024 Iowa Short Fiction Awards.
Logan Hoffman-Smith a 2023 Lambda Literary Fellow in Fiction
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate Logan Hoffman-Smith was named one of 100 emerging LGBTQ writers to join Lambda Literary's 2023 Writer's Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices.
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.