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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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Alexia Arthurs
Visiting Assistant Professor, Fiction, Fall 2018, 2019, 2020; Summer 2023
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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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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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Abby Geni
Visiting Associate Professor, Fiction, Fall 2019-2022
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Duriel Harris
Visiting Professor, Poetry, Spring 2023
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Ladee Hubbard
Visiting Associate Professor, Fiction, Spring 2023
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Mark Levine
Professor, Poetry
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Margot Livesey
Professor, Fiction
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Claire Lombardo
Visiting Assistant Professor, Fiction, Summer 2023
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Anthony Marra
Visiting Associate Professor, Fiction, Fall 2022
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Tracie Morris
Professor, Poetry
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Hai-Dang Phan
Visiting Associate Professor, Poetry, Summer 2023
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Marilynne Robinson
Professor Emeritus
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Margaret Ross
Visiting Assistant Professor, Poetry, Fall 2022
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Elizabeth Willis
Professor, Poetry