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Redemption project

Srinivas "Cheeni" Rao

Srinivas Rao has gone from junkie and small-time thug working the streets of Chicago to an Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate and current full-time MBA student in the Tippie School of Management. Story

UI students, staff help youth through writing program

Published
2013.02.20
Young boy smiles while participating in UI youth writing outreach program

The Better Futures for Iowans grant awarded to the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' Frank N. Magid Undergraduate Writing Center has launched a dynamic outreach initiative with the Iowa Youth Writing Project. Story from: KGAN Channel 2

KGAN Channel 2

Workshop grad Johnson discusses his novel

Published
2012.09.04
Geronimo

Writers' Workshop alumnus T. Geronimo Johnson talks about his debut novel, Hold it 'Til it Hurts. Story from: Best of New Orleans

Best of New Orleans

Stories by alumnus Derr echo Conroy

Published
2012.08.31

Short stories by Writers' Workshop alumnus Thomas Derr echo the landmark memoir by Frank Conroy. Story from: Dallas Morning News

Dallas Morning News

Poets and pioneers, writers and rivals

Archival photo of Robert Frost and Paul Engle with Iowa Writers' Workshop students

English faculty member Loren Glass talks about the personalities—and, sometimes, the personality conflicts—that built the University of Iowa community's international standing as a "City of Literature." Story

Poets Morningsnow and Dickey read July 23

Iowa poets Blueberry Morningsnow and Melissa Dickey will read from their work at 7 p.m. Monday, July 23, in Prairie Lights Books and on a live stream through the Writing University website. Story

Kryt reports on Honduran drug violence

Published
2012.05.29
Armed police officer with flames and billowing smoke in background.

Iowa Writers' Workshop alumnus Jeremy Kryt reports from Honduras about the impact of drug violence. Story from: In These Times

In These Times

Showalter book wins Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism

portrait of Elaine Showalter

This year's Capote Award winner looks at the literary history of American women writers. Story

Workshop faculty read April 25 and 27

The University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop will present free readings by four of its faculty members in events at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, and Friday, April 27, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Dey House. The Wednesday reading will feature fiction writer Kevin Brockmeier and poet Jonathan Thirkield. Story

Two UI faculty members awarded Guggenheim fellowships

Faculty members Judith Pascoe and Steven Ungar are among this year's list of Guggenheim Fellows. Story

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