The University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program is pleased to announce that writers Grace Glass and Sasha Tycko have won the 2024 Krause Essay Prize for their essay “Not One Tree,” which appeared in n+1. Sasha and Grace will be honored at the Krause Essay Prize award ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Iowa Old Capitol Senate Chambers, where they will present their winning essay. There they will receive the Prize’s $10,000 award and each will receive an inscribed walnut letterbox. A dessert reception will follow. 

Made possible by the Kyle J. and Sharon Krause Family Foundation, and run by The Nonfiction Writing Program, the Krause Essay Prize is awarded annually to the work that best exemplifies the art of essaying. This event is open to the public.