Articles from September 2021

Program News Archive

A portrait of Daniel Alarcón

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.
Elizabeth McCracken and her book cover

The Souvenir Museum, by Elizabeth McCracken, longlisted for 2021 National Book Award for Fiction

Friday, September 17, 2021
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate Elizabeth McCracken, longlisted for 2021 National Book Award for Fiction.
Maggie Shipstead and her novel Great Circle

Great Circle, by Maggie Shipstead, on The Booker Prize shortlist

Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Iowa Writers' Workshop alumna, Maggie Shipstead on the 2021 Booker Prize shortlist.