Iowa Writers' Workshop
The Iowa Writers' Workshop, at the University of Iowa, is a graduate-level creative writing program. At 87 years, it is the oldest writing program offering a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in the United States. Its acceptance rate is between 2.7% and 3.7%. On the university's behalf, the workshop administers the Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism and the Iowa Short Fiction Award.
Dey House, home of the Iowa Writers' Workshop | |
Other name | University of Iowa Writers' Workshop |
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| Type | MFA degree program |
| Established | 1936 |
| Director | Lan Samantha Chang |
| Students | 90 (Fall 2022) |
| Location | , , United States 41°40′02″N 91°32′06″W |
| Website | writersworkshop |
The workshop's current director is the writer Lan Samantha Chang, under whom its endowment has grown from $2.6 million to $12.5 million.
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