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News and Announcements

NWP MFA student Spencer Lane Jones featured in 5Q Interview
Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Kaveh Akbar's poem "Elegy for a Name" in the New Yorker
Monday, December 30, 2024

Kaveh Akbar's Martyr! on the New York Times 10 Best Books of 2024
Tuesday, December 10, 2024


Cofounder of UI International Writing Program Hualing Engle dies
Friday, October 25, 2024

Deborah Whaley's book on black sororities relevant to election
Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Melissa Febos in the New York Times
Monday, October 7, 2024

Kaveh Akbar on Time Magazine’s 2024 Time100 Next List
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
