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Iowa City: Little town, big on writing

The University of Iowa’s longtime renown and excellence in creative writing contribute to city’s international reputation as a writer’s haven.

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The First and Best Home for Writers

The First and Best Home for Writers is a multimedia overview that focuses on several writing students with a range of backgrounds and disciplines.
 

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Writing Across Disciplines

Iowa’s unmatched writing-related resources prepare its graduates for success in many fields.

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News Highlights


News Highlights

CAMILLE DUNGY NAMED 2024 PAUL ENGLE PRIZE WINNER

‘Sad Me of the Past’ podcast connects Iowa writers to their younger selves

Two Workshop alumni awarded National Medals in the Humanities: Joy Harjo and Juan Filipe Herrera

5Q Interview: Anna Davtyan Աննա Դավթյան, IWP Resident

UI Professor Kaveh Akbar's Novel "Martyr!" on Obama's Summer Reading List

UI Translation Program Alum in the New York Times

Ethan Hawke joined Stephen Colbert on The Late Show & took a moment to celebrate the excellence of The Iowa Writers' Workshop, where Flannery O'Connor studied in the 1940s.

Two UI faculty members, Kaveh Akbar (English) and Jamel Brinkley (Iowa Writers' Workshop) received the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship

Congratulations to Workshop director Lan Samantha Chang & alumni, Michelle Huneven and Elizabeth McCracken, 2024 Literature Award winners!

Writing University Features

 

 

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5Q Interview: UI Press Author Sharon Wahl

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
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5Q Interview: UI Press Author Shelly Mazzanoble

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
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5Q Interview: UI Press Author Marguerite Sheffer

Monday, November 11, 2024
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Sad Me of the Past // Episode 9: Lila Byock

Friday, November 8, 2024
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5Q Interview: IWP resident Han Junghyun

Wednesday, November 6, 2024
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5Q Interview: Mélanie Werder Avilés, IWP Resident

Wednesday, October 30, 2024
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5Q Interview: UI Press Author Aaron McCollough

Wednesday, October 23, 2024
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5Q Interview: UI Press Author Melody S. Gee

Tuesday, October 15, 2024
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5Q Interview: UI Press Author Amy Frykholm

Monday, October 14, 2024
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5Q Interview: Zhang Chu 张楚, IWP Resident

Tuesday, October 8, 2024
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Sad Me of the Past // Episode 8: Bret Anthony Johnson

Monday, October 7, 2024
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5Q Interview: Okamoto Kei 岡本啓, IWP Resident

Tuesday, October 1, 2024
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5Q Interview: Nathalie Chang, IWP Resident

Tuesday, September 24, 2024
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5Q Interview: Anna Davtyan Աննա Դավթյան, IWP Resident

Wednesday, September 18, 2024
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5Q Interview: UI Press Author Edward Ziff

Wednesday, September 18, 2024
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Sad Me of the Past // Episode 7: Melissa Mogollon

Tuesday, August 27, 2024
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From struggling artist to Tony triumph: Iowa Playwrights Workshop alum David Adjmi

Monday, August 12, 2024
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Sad Me of the Past // Episode 6: Joe Fassler

Tuesday, August 6, 2024
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5Q Interview: UI Press Author Peter Mishler

Wednesday, July 24, 2024
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Sad Me of the Past // Episode 5: Nam Le

Tuesday, July 16, 2024