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Congratulations to Jane Wong, Ann Patchett, Joy Williams, Michelle Gil-Montero, Kelsi Vanada, and Lisa Wells, on the longlists for PEN America's 2022 Literary Awards

Monday, January 24, 2022
https://pen.org/literary-awards/2022-pen-america-longlists/

Congratulations to UI professors Melissa Febos and Donika Kelly, finalists for National Book Critics Circle Awards!

Monday, January 24, 2022
https://www.bookcritics.org/2022/01/20/announcing-the-finalists-for-the-national-book-critics-circle-awards/

NWP faculty Melissa Febos' BODY WORK gets a starred review in Publishers Weekly! Says, “This is a wonder.”

Tuesday, December 7, 2021
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781646220854

Congratulations to Elizabeth McCracken, longlisted for the National Book Award!

Tuesday, October 5, 2021
https://www.nationalbook.org/people/elizabeth-mccracken/

Daniel Alarcón, Iowa Writers' Workshop alum, named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow!

Tuesday, October 5, 2021
https://www.macfound.org/fellows/class-of-2021/daniel-alarcon

Congratulations to Maggie Shipstead! Her novel Great Circle is on the shortlist for the 2021 Booker Prize!

Friday, September 17, 2021
https://thebookerprizes.com/the-final-six-novels

Congratulations to Maggie Shipstead! Her novel Great Circle is on the shortlist for the 2021 Booker Prize!

Friday, September 17, 2021
https://thebookerprizes.com/the-final-six-novels
Reflection of industrial buildings in a pond.

Road to Nowhere

Sunday, August 8, 2021
Black and white photo of many skateboarding in a city.

An Open Letter from Behind Closed Gates

Sunday, August 8, 2021
Two dogs being walked with pink graffiti in the background.

Two True Souls

Sunday, August 8, 2021
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