Iowa Writers Workshop

Graduates

• Allison Adair MFA (Poetry) 2002
• Chris Adrian MFA (Fiction) 1995
• Aamina Ahmad MFA (Fiction) 2013
• Daniel Alarcón MFA (Fiction) 2004
• Pamela Alexander MFA 1973
• Debra Allbery MFA (Poetry) 1982
• Ifeoma Sesiana Amobi MFA
• Benjamin Anastas MFA (Fiction) 1993
• Karen Leona Anderson MFA 1998
• Alexia Arthurs MFA (Fiction) 2014
• Nick Arvin MFA (Fiction) 2001
• Jennifer Atkinson MFA (Poetry) 1985
• Rick Barot MFA (Poetry) 1998
• Richard Bausch MFA (Fiction) 1975
• Dan Beachy-Quick MFA (Poetry) 2000
• Geoffrey Becker MFA 1988
• Leslee Becker MFA 1984
• Marvin Bell MFA 1963
• Karen E. Bender MFA (Fiction) 1991
• Pinckney Benedict MFA 1988
• Jill Bialosky MFA (Poetry) 1983
• Louise A. Blum MFA (Fiction) 1988
• Brian Booker MFA 2014
• T. C. Boyle MFA (Fiction) 1974
• Renée Branum MFA (Fiction) 2013
• Sarah Braunstein MFA 2000
• Jamel Brinkley MFA (Fiction) 2015
• Kevin Brockmeier MFA (Fiction) 1997
• Kim Brooks MFA 2003
• Stephanie Brown MFA (Poetry) 1986
• Austin Bunn MFA (Fiction) 2006
• David Busis MFA (Fiction) 2011
• Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum MFA (Fiction) 2000
• Sigman Byrd MFA (Poetry) 1988
• Drew Calvert MFA (Fiction) 2017
• Oscar Cásares MFA 2001
• Marjorie Celona MFA (Fiction) 2009
• Lan Samantha Chang MFA (Fiction) 1993
• Katie Chase MFA 2007
• Alexander Chee MFA (Fiction) 1994
• Lisa Chen MFA
• Marilyn Chin MFA 1981
• Sandra Cisneros MFA (Poetry) 1978
• Olivia Clare MFA (Poetry) 2008
• Andrea Cohen MFA (Poetry) 1985
• Lee Cole MFA (Fiction) 2019
• Loretta Collins Klobah MFA 1992
• Peter Cooley MFA 1970
• Martin Corless-Smith MFA (Poetry)
• Eduardo C. Corral MFA 1999
• Martin Cozza MFA (Fiction) 1997
• Justin Cronin MFA (Fiction) 1989
• James Cummins MFA (Poetry) 1973
• Michael Cunningham MFA 1980
• John D'Agata MFA (Poetry) 1998
• Charles D'Ambrosio MFA 2009
• Philip Dacey MFA 1970
• Craig Davidson MFA 2006
• Amber Dermont MFA (Fiction)
• Stephen Dobyns MFA 1967
• Rita Dove MFA (Poetry) 1977
• Jennifer Dubois MFA 2009
• Pam Durban MFA (Fiction)
• Stuart Dybek MFA 1973
• Dina Elenbogen MFA (Poetry)
• Lynn Emanuel MFA 1983
• Josh Emmons MFA (Fiction) 2002
• Nathan Englander MFA 1996
• Danielle Evans MFA 2006
• Anthony Farrington MFA 1988
• Joe Fassler MFA (Fiction) 2011
• Patricia Foster MFA (Fiction) 1986
• Bonnie Friedman MFA (Fiction) 1985
• Rafael Frumkin MFA 2014
• Amity Gaige MFA (Fiction) 1999
• James Galvin MFA (Poetry) 1977
• V. V. Ganeshananthan MFA (Fiction) 2005
• Allen Gee MFA (Fiction) 1989
• Abby Geni MFA 2003
• Carmen Giménez Smith MFA
• Douglas Glover MFA 1982
• Albert Goldbarth MFA (Poetry) 1971
• Kevin A. González MFA (Fiction) 2007
• Regan Good MFA (Poetry) 1993
• Johannes Göransson MFA (Poetry) 2000
• Jorie Graham MFA (Poetry) 1978
• Garth Greenwell MFA (Fiction)
• Debora Greger MFA 1974
• Linda Gregerson MFA (Poetry) 1977
• Allan Gurganus MFA (Fiction) 1975
• Yaa Gyasi MFA (Fiction) 2014
• Jennifer Haigh MFA (Fiction) 2002
• Sands Hall MFA (Fiction) 1991
• J. C. Hallman MFA 1991
• Patricia Hampl MFA (Poetry) 1970
• C. G. Hanzlicek MFA 1986
• Paul Harding MFA 2000
• Joy Harjo MFA (Poetry) 1976
• Cris Harris MFA (Fiction) 1995
• Jeffrey Harrison MFA (Poetry) 1984
• Kathryn Harrison MFA (Fiction) 1987
• Wayne Harrison MFA 1998
• Endi Bogue Hartigan MFA
• Adam Haslett MFA 1999
• Ehud Havazelet MFA (Fiction) 1984
• Arna Bontemps Hemenway MFA (Fiction) 2012
• Robin Hemley MFA (Fiction) 1982
• Cristina Henríquez MFA (Fiction)
• Michelle Herman MFA (Fiction) 1986
• Juan Felipe Herrera MFA (Poetry) 1990
• Brenda Hillman MFA (Poetry) 1976
• Dennis Hinrichsen MFA 1977
• Charles Holdefer MFA (Fiction) 1985
• A. M. Homes MFA (Fiction) 1988
• Carlynn Houghton MFA 2008
• Carol Howell MFA 1985
• Greg Hrbek MFA 1995
• Andrew Hudgins MFA (Poetry) 1983
• Jane Hufman MFA
• Michelle Huneven MFA 1977
• Joseph Hurka MFA (Fiction) 1986
• Vannessa Hutchinson MFA (Fiction) 2007
• Enyeribe Ibegwam MFA (Fiction)
• Mike Ingram MFA (Fiction) 2006
• Katie Ives MFA
• Lucy Ives MFA (Poetry) 2005
• Naomi Jackson MFA (Fiction) 2013
• Evan James MFA 2012
• Leslie Jamison MFA (Fiction) 2006
• Mark Jarman MFA (Poetry) 1976
• Gish Jen MFA (Fiction) 1983
• Denis Johnson MFA (Fiction) 1974
• Fenton Johnson MFA (Fiction) 1982
• Kimberly Johnson MFA (Poetry) 1997
• Bret Anthony Johnston MFA 2002
• Sheba Karim MFA 2007
• John Keeble MFA (Fiction) 1969
• Ted Kehoe MFA (Fiction) 2011
• Victoria Kelly MFA 2009
• Hannah H. Kim MFA (Fiction) 2013
• Suji Kwock Kim MFA (Poetry) 1997
• William Kittredge MFA 1969
• Sheila Solomon Klass MFA 1953
• Lee Klein MFA (Fiction) 2006
• Jamil Jan Kochai MFA (Fiction) 2019
• Afabwaje Kurian MFA (Fiction)
• Stephen Kuusisto MFA
• Maria Kuznetosova MFA (Fiction) 2017
• Robert Lacey MFA 1966
• Tanya Larkin MFA
• Zachary Lazar MFA 1993
• Nam Le MFA (Fiction) 2006
• Fred G. Leebron MFA 1989
• Edan Lepucki MFA 2006
• Philip Levine MFA (Poetry) 1957
• Yiyun Li MFA (Fiction) 2005
• Sandra Lim MFA (Poetry) 2004
• Frannie Lindsay MFA (Poetry) 1979
• Siqi Liu MFA (Fiction)
• Jack Livings MFA (Fiction) 2000
• Jill Logan MFA (Fiction) 2013
• William Logan MFA (Poetry) 1975
• David Wong Louie MFA (Fiction) 1981
• Carmen Maria Machado MFA (Fiction) 2012
• Alexander Maksik MFA (Fiction) 2011
• Dora Malech MFA (Poetry) 2005
• Sarah Manguso MFA (Poetry) 1999
• Anthony Marra MFA (Fiction) 2011
• Peyton Marshall MFA 2002
• Cate Marvin MFA (Fiction) 1999
• Sarah Thankam Mathews MFA
• Kyle McCarthy MFA (Fiction) 2010
• Maureen McCoy MFA (Fiction) 1983
• Elizabeth McCracken MFA (Fiction) 1990
• Shane McCrae MFA (Poetry) 2004
• Molly McNett MFA 2001
• Joyelle McSweeney MFA (Poetry) 2001
• Jane Mead MFA (Poetry) 1988
• Suketu Mehta MFA 1986
• Jane Miller MFA (Poetry) 1975
• Andrew Malan Milward MFA 2008
• Kevin Moffett MFA (Fiction) 2005
• Patrick Moran MFA (Poetry) 1995
• Grayson Morley MFA (Fiction) 2017
• Julia Anna Morrison MFA (Poetry)
• Michael Morse MFA 1992
• Laura Mullen MFA (Poetry) 1985
• Stuart Nadler MFA (Fiction) 2008
• Dina Nayeri MFA (Fiction) 2013
• Marc Nieson MFA 1994
• Ngwah-Mbo Nana Nkweti MFA
• Delaney Nolan MFA (Fiction) 2016
• Alice Notley MFA (Poetry) 1969
• Benjamin Nugent MFA (Fiction) 2011
• Matthew Neill Null MFA 2010
• Mary O'Connell MFA (Fiction) 1995
• Tim O'Sullivan MFA 2005
• Chris Offutt MFA 1990
• Chinelo Okparanta MFA 2011
• Lance Olsen MFA 1980
• Steve Orlen MFA (Poetry) 1967
• Peter Orner MFA (Fiction) 1998
• Julie Orringer MFA (Fiction) 1996
• Ann Packer MFA 1988
• Z. Z. Packer MFA (Fiction) 1999
• Caryl Pagel MFA (Poetry)
• Eric Pankey MFA 1983
• Leslie Parry MFA 2005
• Ann Patchett MFA (Fiction) 1987
• James Pate MFA 2000
• Alexandria Peary MFA (Poetry) 1994
• Frances de Pontes Peebles MFA 2003
• Jennifer Percy MFA (Fiction) 2013
• Kiki Petrosino MFA (Poetry) 2006
• Megan Pillow MFA (Fiction) 2001
• Arthur Plotnik MA (Fiction) 1961
• Mark Jude Poirier MFA (Fiction) 1997
• Eileen Pollack MFA (Fiction) 1983
• Dan Pope MFA (Fiction) 2002
• Andrew Porter MFA (Fiction) 1998
• C. E. Poverman MFA 1969
• D. A. Powell MFA (Poetry) 1996
• Susan Power MFA (Fiction) 1992
• Lia Purpura MFA (Poetry) 1990
• Jianan Qian MFA (Fiction) 2018
• Mary Quade MFA (Poetry) 1995
• Steven Ramirez MFA 2009
• Adrienne Raphel MFA (Poetry) 2012
• Margaret Reges MFA 2009
• Natalia Reyes MFA (Fiction) 2019
• Kathryn Rhett MFA (Poetry) 1989
• Willa C. Richards MFA (Fiction) 2015
• Matthew Rohrer MFA (Poetry) 1994
• David Romtvedt MFA 1975
• Margaret Ross MFA (Poetry) 2012
• Clare Rossini MFA (Poetry) 1982
• Emily Ruskovich MFA (Fiction) 2011
• Michael Ryan MFA 1972
• Anjali Sachdeva MFA (Fiction) 2006
• Santiago José Sánchez MFA
• Marjorie Sandor MFA 1984
• Colette Sartor MFA (Fiction) 2003
• Sanjena Sathian MFA (Fiction) 2019
• Robyn Schiff MFA
• Stephen Schottenfield MFA 1998
• Philip Schultz MFA (Poetry) 1971
• Kaethe Schwehn MFA (Poetry) 2006
• Salvatore Scibona MFA 1999
• Ben Shattuck MFA (Fiction) 2013
• David Shields MFA 1990
• William Pei Shih MFA (Fiction) 2016
• Peter Jay Shippy MFA 1987
• Maggie Shipstead MFA 2008
• Jeanne Shoemaker MFA 2010
• Jane Shore MFA (Poetry) 1971
• Robert Anthony Siegel MFA 1992
• Bennett Sims MFA (Fiction) 2012
• Curtis Sittenfeld MFA 2001
• José Skinner MFA (Fiction) 2002
• John Skoyles MFA (Poetry) 1974
• Aria Beth Sloss MFA 2007
• Jeff Snowbarger MFA 2009
• Stephanie Soileau MFA 2002
• Anna Solomon MFA 2005
• Asali Solomon MFA (Fiction)
• R. Clifton Spargo MFA (Fiction) 2013
• Gregory Spatz MFA 1996
• David St. John MFA 1974
• Micah Stack MFA (Fiction) 2014
• Maura Stanton MFA (Fiction/Poetry) 1971
• Pamela Stewart MFA 1974
• Jon William Stout MFA (Poetry) 2016
• Mark Strand MFA (Poetry) 1962
• Sarah A. Strickley MFA (Fiction) 2005
• Elizabeth Stuckey-French MFA 1992
• Ned Stuckey-French PhD 1997
• Mark Svenvold MFA 1992
• Mary Szybist MFA (Poetry) 1996
• Nancy Takacs MFA (Poetry) 1976
• Ron Tanner MFA 1986
• James Tate MFA (Poetry) 1967
• Brandon Taylor MFA (Fiction) 2019
• Ted Thompson MFA (Fiction)
• Merritt Tierce MFA 2011
• Vu Tran MFA (Fiction) 2002
• Tony Tulathimutte MFA (Fiction) 2012
• Chase Twichell MFA (Poetry) 1976
• Michael Tyrell MFA (Poetry) 1999
• Michael Van Walleghen MFA 1965
• Vauhini Vara MFA (Fiction) 2010
• Abraham Verghese MFA 1991
• Madhuri Vijay MFA (Fiction) 2012
• Ellen Bryant Voigt MFA 1966
• Matthew Vollmer MFA (Fiction) 2006
• Liz Waldner MFA (Poetry) 1988
• G. C. Waldrep MFA (Poetry) 2005
• Jerald Walker MFA (Fiction) 1995
• Michael Waters MFA (Poetry) 1974
• Lisa Wells MFA (Poetry) 2014
• Thomas White MFA 1999
• John Edgar Wideman MFA (Fiction) 1967
• Joy Williams MFA (Fiction) 1965
• Antoine Wilson MFA (Fiction) 2000
• Kathryn Winograd MFA (Poetry) 1983
• S. L. Wisenberg MFA (Fiction) 1983
• Thomas Wolf MFA (Fiction) 1975
• Jane Wong MFA (Poetry) 2010
• Daniel Woodrell MFA 1983
• Charles Wright MFA (Poetry) 1963
• Mario Alberto Zambrano MFA (Fiction) 2013
• C. Pam Zhang MFA (Fiction)
• Jenny Zhang MFA (Fiction) 2009
• Rachel Zucker MFA (Poetry) 1996