Latest Writing News

International Writing Program participant wins 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature

Thursday, October 10, 2024
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to South Korean author Han Kang, a 1998 participant in the University of Iowa International Writing Program (IWP).

UI alum Juan Felipe Herrera receives MacArthur ‘genius grant’

Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Poet, educator, and writer Juan Felipe Herrera, who received a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop in 1990, was named a recipient of a 2024 MacArthur Fellowship, also known as the “genius grant.”

3 writers with Iowa ties are finalists for National Book Award

Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Kaveh Akbar, m.s. RedCherries, and Deborah Jackson Taffa are finalists for the prestigious National Book Award.

UI again holds top public nursing, writing programs in ‘US News’ rankings of best universities

Tuesday, September 24, 2024
The University of Iowa again tied for the No. 1 spot in undergraduate nursing programs among public universities, while continuing to offer the best public writing program in the country, according to the latest rankings published by U.S. News & World Report.

African immigrant students draw on family and community strengths in quest for college

Tuesday, September 10, 2024
As a PhD candidate in the Department of Educational Policy and Leadership Studies at the University of Iowa, Mavis Gyesi researches the educational experiences of African immigrants in U.S. high schools and their transition to college. In a working paper, Gyesi interviewed 13 African immigrant students in Iowa high schools who come from different cultures and speak different languages. She found that many of them take advanced courses in high school and aspire to go to four-year colleges, busting what research has shown to be stereotypes about African students as academically unmotivated or likely to fail.

UI identifies 3 distinctive areas of excellence for campus collaboration

Thursday, September 5, 2024
The University of Iowa wants to build on its existing reputation for excellence in three key areas where there is significant opportunity for growth across multiple academic disciplines and areas of patient care. Called Distinctive Collaborative Opportunities, these three areas are writing and communication, brain science and mental health, and cancer research and patient care.

From struggling artist to Tony triumph

Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Long before his Broadway show Stereophonic became the most-nominated play in Tony Award history, ultimately winning 2024’s Best Play and four other categories, David Adjmi arrived at the University of Iowa questioning his prospects as a writer and artist.

UI professor’s books examine journalism in digital age

Wednesday, May 22, 2024
David Dowling, a professor in the UI School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has written one new book and edited another.

UI alumna Phillips wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Tuesday, May 7, 2024
University of Iowa alumna Jayne Anne Phillips has won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and three other Iowa graduates were named finalists for Pulitzer literary awards, which were announced May 6.

CLAS doctoral candidate receives prestigious Mellon/ACLS Fellowship

Thursday, April 25, 2024
Darius Stewart, a University of Iowa graduate student pursuing a PhD in English, is a 2024 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellow.