An article about translating Amanda Gorman’s work in the Washington Post with University of Iowa Translation MFA Director Aron Aji

Mindy Kaling to Adapt Iowa Writers' Workshop alum Sanjena Sathian's Book "Gold Diggers" for TV.

Director of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop Lan Samantha Chang has been named a 2021-22 Berlin Prize Fellow, awarded to scholars, writers, and artists who represent the highest standards of excellence in their field

Director of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop Lan Samantha Chang has been named a 2021-22 Berlin Prize Fellow, awarded to scholars, writers, and artists who represent the highest standards of excellence in their field!

Director of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop Lan Samantha Chang has been named a 2021-22 Berlin Prize Fellow, awarded to scholars, writers, and artists who represent the highest standards of excellence in their field!

Announcing a new issue of Exchanges: Journal of Literary Translation from the UI Translation MFA program! Check out their spring 2021 issue, "Without"

Nonfiction Writing Program alum Sarah Viren has been named a finalist for the National Magazine Award for Feature Writing for her harrowing account in the NYT of being sabotaged by a rival on the academic job market.

The Program Era Project from UI English is the first computational investigation of the Iowa Writers' Workshop next door

Iowa Summer Writing Festival Online Workshop Registration Now Open

The American Academy of Arts and Letters has honored five University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduates and a former visiting faculty member with its 2021 awards!