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Rachel Pastan's 'In the Field' Wins 2021-2022 National Book Foundation Science + Literature Award
Monday, February 28, 2022
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate Rachel Pastan has won the National Book Foundation's inaugural Science + Literature award.
Peyton Marshall and George O'Connell Awarded 2022 Literature Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts
Friday, January 28, 2022
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduates Peyton Marshall and George O'Connell have been awarded 2022 Literature Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Family Chao: A new novel by Lan Samantha Chang
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
'The Family Chao' A new novel by Iowa Writers' Workshop director and graduate Lan Samantha Chang is receiving national praise.
Nina Siegal and Kevin González win 2021 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Awards
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduates Nina Siegal and Kevin González win 2021 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Awards.
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.
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.
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.
Joy Williams, recipient of the 2021 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate Joy Williams receives the 2021 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.
Iowa Writers' Workshop announces Sonny Mehta Fellowships in Creative Writing
Monday, June 21, 2021
Iowa Writers' Workshop establishes the Sonny Mehta Fellowships in Creative Writing.
Chang named Berlin Prize fellow
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate Samantha Chang named 2021 Berlin Prize fellow.