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Logan Hoffman-Smith a 2023 Lambda Literary Fellow in Fiction
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate Logan Hoffman-Smith was named one of 100 emerging LGBTQ writers to join Lambda Literary's 2023 Writer's Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices.
Xochitl Gonzalez and Vauhini Vara announced 2023 Pulitzer Prize Finalists
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduates Xochitl Gonzalez and Vauhini Vara are 2023 Pulitzer Prize Finalists.
Rebecca Lee and Abraham Verghese awarded Guggenheim Fellowships
Monday, May 8, 2023
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduates Rebecca Lee and Abraham Verghese awarded Guggenheim Fellowships.
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, 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
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate Ren Arcamone was awarded PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers.
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.
2022 Guggenheim Fellowships Awarded to Jerald Walker, Joyelle McSweeney, Jay Hopler, and Eduardo C. Corral
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Iowa Writers' Workshop alumni Joyelle McSweeney, Jay Hopler, and Eduardo C. Corral, and Jerald Walker received 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships.