For more than 80 years writers have come to Iowa City to work on their manuscripts and to exchange ideas about writing and reading with each other and with the faculty. Many of them have gone on to publish award-winning work after graduating. With the spirit of an arts colony and the benefits of the research University of which we are a part, the Writers' Workshop continues to foster and to celebrate American literature in all its varied forms.
Program News
Program News
Justin Torres wins the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction
Thursday, November 16, 2023
National Book Foundation to present Lifetime Achievement Award to Rita Dove
Saturday, September 9, 2023
R.A. Judy receives Truman Capote Award
Friday, September 8, 2023
Accepting submissions for the 2024 Iowa Short Fiction Awards
Wednesday, August 16, 2023