UI alumna Phillips wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
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CLAS doctoral candidate receives prestigious Mellon/ACLS Fellowship
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Latest Writing News
Popularity of UI’s creative writing major explodes
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Two years into its existence, the UI’s English and creative writing major has exceeded expectations for enrollment, boasting 526 students in fall 2017. Faculty and students say enrollment in the program shows a passion for creative writing at the UI.
The development of the UI’s undergraduate creative writing major
Thursday, February 22, 2018
The new undergraduate degree in creative writing offered by the University of Iowa Department of English further cements Iowa's distinction as “The Writing University,” a destination for writers from all over the world.
UI translation minor aims to bridge gaps between individuals, cultures
Monday, February 5, 2018
The University of Iowa’s undergraduate minor in translation builds on the UI’s long history in the field, including the founding of the first translation workshop in the US, in 1962. Find out how the new minor is helping undergraduates succeed.
UI professor’s essay published in ‘New York Magazine,’ featured on ‘The Today Show’
Monday, January 8, 2018
Kerry Howley, assistant professor in the Nonfiction Writing Program, wrote about former NSA contractor and leaker Reality Winner in an essay for New York Magazine. The piece is generating buzz, with Howley making media appearances to discuss it, including on The Today Show.
University of Iowa cataloging 4,000 tiny literary jewels
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Miniature books—all measuring three inches or smaller—are an intricate art form that dates back centuries, but don’t try to read the text without your glasses on. NBC Nightly News takes a look at the the UI Libraries’ Charlotte Smith Miniature Book Collection.
‘The Iowa Review’ gears up for Veterans Day with website launch and work by veteran writers
Monday, November 6, 2017
The Iowa Review continues to give veteran writers a platform for their work, with a new Veterans’ Writing Gallery and Veterans’ Artist Gallery on the literary magazine’s website. Each day during the week leading up to Veterans Day, the magazine plans to share past poems, stories, essays, and interviews.
Globe-trotting poet leads UI’s International Writing Program to new heights
Friday, November 3, 2017
In Self-Portrait with Dogwood, published this year, Christopher Merrill recounts his life’s story, from growing up in New Jersey to being appointed to the National Council on the Humanities by President Barack Obama in 2012, with nature writing, loving portraits of influential friends and a history of his travels.
UI Press-published book, Whitman Archive lauded for contributions to Whitman scholarship
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
A newly discovered Walt Whitman book, the UI Press–published Life and Adventures of Jack Engle, was recently reviewed in The New York Times. The review highlights the importance of resources like the UI's Whitman Archive and its WhitmanWeb collaboration with the university's International Writing Program.
Pulitzer Prize finalist talks Iowa Writers’ Workshop and creating a space to write
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumnus and Pulitzer Prize finalist Adam Haslett sat down with “Iowa Now” to talk about creating a protected space for writing.
Deirdre Egan’s ‘eclectic’ background makes her an asset to students at UI’s Writing Center
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Deirdre Egan, assistant director of the Writing Center at the University of Iowa, uses her unique professional and academic experience to help members of the UI community become better writers.
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