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Workshop alumnus, D.B. Weiss' co-created television adaptation of 'Game of Thrones' nominated in a record-32 Emmy Award categories

July 16, 2019

Workshop alumnus D.B. Weiss (MFA, 1998) is co-creator of the record-shattering HBO television series, Game of Thrones, which was based on the bestselling book series, A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R.R. Martin. The show with its creators, cast and crew has been nominated for a record 32 Emmy Awards for 2019.
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Librarian of Congress Names Joy Harjo the Nation's 23rd Poet Laureate

June 19, 2019

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today announced the appointment of Joy Harjo, Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumna, as the nation’s 23rd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2019-2020. Harjo will take up her duties in the fall, opening the Library’s annual literary season on Sept. 19 with a reading of her work in the Coolidge Auditorium. Harjo is the first Native American poet to serve in the position – she is an enrolled member of the Muscogee Creek Nation. She succeeds Tracy K. Smith, who served two terms as laureate.
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'Idaho' by Emily Ruskovich wins the 2019 International DUBLIN Literary Award

June 12, 2019

Emily Ruskovich has won the 2019 International DUBLIN Literary Award for her novel Idaho. The Award is organised and sponsored by Dublin City Council and at €100,000 is the world’s largest prize for a single novel published in English. Emily Ruskovich is the fourth American author to win the prize in its 24-year history.
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John Edgar Wideman wins 2019 PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story

June 03, 2019

John Edgar Wideman has been selected as the winner of the 2019 PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story. Given since 1988 in honor of the late Bernard Malamud, the award recognizes a body of work that demonstrates excellence in the art of short fiction.
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Former Workshop Visiting Instructor, Rebecca Makkai wins Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction

April 12, 2019

Former visiting professor of fiction, Rebecca Makkai, wins 2018 L.A. Times Book Prize for fiction
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Live from Prairie Lights: Claire Lombardo in conversation with Ethan Canin

Monday, September 16, 2019 - 7:00pm

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Live from Prairie Lights: Lila Savage

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 - 7:00pm

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Live from Prairie Lights: Domenica Martinello and Christopher Kondrich

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 - 7:00pm

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