Program News

Rebecca Lee and Abraham Verghese

Rebecca Lee and Abraham Verghese awarded Guggenheim Fellowships

Monday, May 8, 2023
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduates Rebecca Lee and Abraham Verghese awarded Guggenheim Fellowships.
Delaney Nolan, Lan Samantha Chang, Monica West, Siqi Liu, Vauhini Vara, and Jacquelyn Bengfort

Celebrating 15 Years of The Rona Jaffe Foundation Graduate Fellowship at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop

Friday, April 28, 2023
The Rona Jaffe Foundation Graduate Fellowship at the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop celebrates 15 years.
Lan Samantha Chang and her book 'The Family Chao'

Lan Samantha Chang, Director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, wins Anisfield-Wolf Book Award

Monday, April 3, 2023
Lan Samantha Chang, Director and graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop wins 2023 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award.
Ren Arcamone awarded PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers

Ren Arcamone awarded PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers

Thursday, March 2, 2023
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate Ren Arcamone was awarded PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers.
Romeo Oriogun

Romeo Oriogun wins Nigeria Prize For Literature

Saturday, October 15, 2022
Romeo Oriogun, a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, wins Nigeria Prize For Literature

Kay Ryan and Heather Clark receive the 2021 and 2022 Truman Capote Awards

Friday, September 2, 2022
Kay Ryan and Heather Clark receive the 2021 and 2022 Truman Capote Awards from the University of Iowa.