Past Entries
June, 2009
T.C. Boyle Interviewed in Wag’s ReviewMarilynne Robinson Wins Orange Prize
New Flannery O’Connor Graduate Fellowships Provide Aid for Writers’ Workshop Students
Iowa Public Radio Donates ‘Live from Prairie Lights’ Recordings to UI Libraries
Live Discussion: UI Nonfiction’s Robin Hemley Online Chat
‘Elevenses’ Literary Hour Opens the Iowa Summer Writing Festival to the Public
May, 2009
Workshop Alum Rao’s Novel ‘In Hanuman’s Hands’ ReviewedRobin Hemley’s Article ‘The Great Book Blockade of 2009’ Sparks International Attention
UI Translation Alum Thow Wins Fulbright Research Grant
91st Meridian’s New Issue Online
Workshop Alum Herrera Wins National Book Critics Circle Award
April, 2009
UI Press Releases Two Volumes of Poetry Scholarship‘The Examined Life’ Conference Focuses on Creative Writing in Medical Education
Review: UI Nonfiction Director Hemley’s ‘Do Over’
UI Poetry Class Blog Reviews Readings in Iowa City
UNESCO Gala Event at the Englert Theater, April 7
March, 2009
Tomaž Šalamun Wins Prestigious ‘Struga Poetry Evenings’ Award2008 Iowa Poetry Prize Winner Zach Savich on BlogTalkRadio
“Conversations from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop” Premieres on Big Ten Network
Iowa Summer Writing Festival 2009 Registration Now Open
IWP Alum Anat Pick Featured on ‘Hard to Say’ Podcast
February, 2009
WU Podcast: Workshop/IWP Reading > Nkengasong, Eltayeb and TaloneWriting Acts as Therapy, UI Researcher Finds
‘Pulitzer Town’ Timeline Highlights Iowa City’s Prize Recipients
Writing University Podcast: IWP Participants Raimo and Madzirov
Workshop Graduate Featured on ‘Be Remarkable’
Marilynne Robinson’s ‘Gilead’ Listed Among President Obama’s Favorite Books
January, 2009
John Updike, legendary novelist and Pulitzer Prize winner, Dies at 76NY Times Book Review: Unsworth’s “Land of Marvels”
W.D. Snodgrass, Poet and Pulitzer Prize winner, Dies at Age 83
Op-ed: “What writers say about our City of Literature”
Rep. Loebsack Honors Iowa City Being Named a City of Literature on U.S. House Floor
UNESCO City of Literature Photo Gallery Now Online
December, 2008
Mark Doty Wins National Book AwardIowa Alumnus Davis Receives Hopkins Fellowship
Alarcon Wins PEN Literary Prize for Fiction
November, 2008
Nam Le Wins Dylan Thomas PrizeUNESCO designates Iowa City as the world’s third City of Literature
Launch of eXchanges Fall Issue
IWP Alumnus Rapola Awarded Noma Prize
Two IWP Alumni Short-Listed for Man Asian Literature Award
Announcing the New Issue of The Iowa Review, Fall 2008
October, 2008
New Issue of POROI Journal ReleasedInteractive World Map Features IWP Writers
Robinson and Scibona Receive National Book Award Nomination
National Book Foundation Selects Workshop Alumni for “5 Under 35”
IWP Participants Join Poetry & Jazz in Pittsburgh
September, 2008
Robert Hass Awarded UI Honorary DegreeSebastian Barry shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize
Review: Linda Gregg’s “All of It Singing: Poems”
Events: Truman Capote Award Ceremony in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber
WU Podcast: Marc Nieson—“Making Words Count”
August, 2008
Iowa Writers’ Workshop Alumni Win First Book Poetry AwardsIntroducing the Writers of the IWP
Walt Whitman Archive Receives NHPRC Grants
Writing University Podcast: Mary Allen
‘Between the Lines’ Middle-Eastern Residency Finds Haven in Chicago
Kathyrn Harrison reviews Natsuo Kirino in the New York Times Sunday Book Review
July, 2008
News from the International Writing Program: Alumni AwardsUI’s Peter Nazareth Remembers IWP alum Cyprian Ekwensi
‘The Iowa Review Web’ Releases New Issue: “Instruments and Playable Texts”
Autumn Hill’s ‘Anima Mundi’ Wins a 2008 Book of the Year Award
Review: Ethan Canin’s “America America”
Summer Writing Festival Resumes on UI Campus
June, 2008
UI’s Bowman House Harbors Displaced Departments91st Meridian’s New Issue Highlights Non-Fiction
Workshop alum Michael Judge’s op-ed ‘After the Flood’
Update: The Iowa Summer Writing Festival will resume on July 6th
2008 Iowa Summer Writing Festival Begins
Review: Nam Le’s first collection ‘The Boat’
May, 2008
“Wallace Stegner and the American West”: New York Times Book ReviewPremiere of the Iowa New Play Festival
April, 2008
Middle East Reading and Lecture Tour Presents to Saudi LiteratiAeronwy Thomas and Peter Thabit Jones to Present a Dylan Thomas Tribute
Workshop Authors Named 2008 Guggenheim Fellows
IWP Alum Clifton Wins Irish Poetry Award
The Patient Voice Project Awarded Major Project Grant
Hass and Schultz Win Pulitzer Prizes
March, 2008
UI Press Announces Winners of 2008 Iowa Short Fiction AwardsKate Christensen Wins 2008 PEN/Faulkner Award
UI Interim Provost Lopes issues statement on MFA theses submissions
Workshop Faculty and Alumni Finalists for L.A. Times Book Prize
Mary Jo Bang’s ‘Elegy’ wins 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award
Poets Harvey and Bang Nominated for National Book Critics Circle Award
February, 2008
UI Graduate Diablo Cody ("Juno") Wins Oscar for Best ScreenplayeXchanges Winter Issue “Black and White” Released
Films Chronicling UI Writing Programs Premiere at Old Capitol Museum
IWP Alumnus Khaled Khalifa on short-list for ‘International Prize for Arabic Fiction’
Bi Feiyu’s ‘The Moon Opera’ selected for Independent Foreign Fiction Prize long-list
January, 2008
Iowa City’s Prairie Lights selected as a “Destination Bookstore”IWP Alumnus Hoskote to Participate in 7th Gwangji Biennale
UI Writers Prominent on 2007 ‘Best Books’ Lists
Writers’ Workshop Director Samantha Chang Discusses the Iowa Caucus in NY Times
December, 2007
Formal Application Seeks to Designate Iowa City as UNESCO City of LiteratureOld Capitol Museum ‘Community of Writers’ Exhibit now featured online
John D’Agata Receives 2008 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
November, 2007
David Bouchier: “The Word Diet - Avoiding Verbosity”Marcos M. Villatoro: “Finding Inspiration from the Work Itself”