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The permanent faculty of the Iowa Writers' Workshop are not only well-known figures in American letters, but also committed teachers who have spent their careers teaching and advising emerging writers. Each year the Workshop invites visiting writers to teach both poetry and fiction. They bring fresh voices and a variety of experience to the community.
Current Faculty
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Jamel Brinkley
Assistant Professor, Fiction
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Ethan Canin
F. Wendell Miller Professor of English and Creative Writing
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Lan Samantha Chang
Program Director and Elizabeth M. Stanley Professor in the Arts
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Kate Christensen
Visiting Professor, Fiction, Fall 2013, 2023
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Cody-Rose Clevidence
Visiting Assistant Professor, Poetry, Fall 2019, 2023
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Charles D'Ambrosio
Professor, Fiction
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Tom Drury
Visiting Professor, Fiction, Spring 2019 and 2023, Summer and Fall 2020-2023
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James Galvin
Professor, Poetry
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Mark Levine
Professor, Poetry
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Margot Livesey
Professor, Fiction
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Carmen Maria Machado
Visiting Associate Professor, Fiction, Spring 2021, Fall 2023
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Tracie Morris
Professor, Poetry
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Marilynne Robinson
Professor Emeritus
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Elizabeth Willis
Professor, Poetry