For more than 80 years writers have come to Iowa City to work on their manuscripts and to exchange ideas about writing and reading with each other and with the faculty. Many of them have gone on to publish award-winning work after graduating. With the spirit of an arts colony and the benefits of the research University of which we are a part, the Writers' Workshop continues to foster and to celebrate American literature in all its varied forms.
Program News
Program News
Fiction faculty member, Jamel Brinkley promoted to Associate Professor
Monday, May 19, 2025
Writers’ Workshop professor receives prestigious CLAS Collegiate Fellow designation
Monday, May 19, 2025
Garth Greenwell wins 2025 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
3 Iowa faculty earn prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters award
Thursday, March 13, 2025