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The Family Chao: A new novel by Lan Samantha Chang

January 18, 2022

Early praise forThe Family Chao, the highly anticipated new novel from Iowa Writers' Workshop Director, Lan Samantha Chang: from Oprah Daily: ...The Family Chao (Norton), is a harrowing, mysterious, and at times hilarious reimagining of The Brothers Karamazov. In it, a Chinese American restaurateur in Wisconsin is murdered, and one of his sons is accused of the crime.
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Daniel Alarcón, 2021 MacArthur Fellow

September 28, 2021

Iowa Writers' Workshop alumnus, writer and radio producer, Daniel Alarcón (MFA '04) , is one of twenty-five writers, artists, scientists, researchers, and organizers selected to be a 2021 MacArthur Foundation Fellow. From the MacArthur Foundation:
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The Souvenir Museum, by Elizabeth McCracken, longlisted for 2021 National Book Award for Fiction

September 17, 2021

The Souvenir Museum, by Elizabeth McCracken (MFA '90) , has been longlisted for The National Book Foundation's 2021 Award for Fiction.
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Great Circle, by Maggie Shipstead, on The Booker Prize shortlist

September 14, 2021

Great Circle, a novel by Iowa Writers' Workshop alumna, Maggie Shipstead (MFA '08) , has been shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize.
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Joy Williams, recipient of the 2021 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction

June 30, 2021

Joy Williams (MFA '65) is the recipient of the 2021 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. The annual prize honors an American writer whose body of work is distinguished not only for its mastery of the art but also for its originality and imagination. The award seeks to commend strong, unique, enduring voices that, throughout long, consistently accomplished careers, have told us something about the American experience.
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Events

Mark Prins in conversation with Margot Livesey

Thursday, January 27, 2022 - 7:00pm
A Reading with Ida Beam Visiting Lecturer, Carl Phillips

Thursday, February 3, 2022 - 8:00pm

Dey House
Q&A with Ida Beam Visiting Lecturer, Carl Phillips

Friday, February 4, 2022 - 11:00am

Dey House

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