Program News
Anaïs Duplan and Nana Nkweti, 2022 Whiting Award Winners
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Iowa Writers' Workshop alumni Anaïs Duplan and Nana Nkweti have won 2022 Whiting Awards.
Rachel Pastan's 'In the Field' Wins 2021-2022 National Book Foundation Science + Literature Award
Monday, February 28, 2022
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate Rachel Pastan has won the National Book Foundation's inaugural Science + Literature award.
Peyton Marshall and George O'Connell Awarded 2022 Literature Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts
Friday, January 28, 2022
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduates Peyton Marshall and George O'Connell have been awarded 2022 Literature Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Family Chao: A new novel by Lan Samantha Chang
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
'The Family Chao' A new novel by Iowa Writers' Workshop director and graduate Lan Samantha Chang is receiving national praise.
Nina Siegal and Kevin González win 2021 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Awards
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduates Nina Siegal and Kevin González win 2021 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Awards.
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.