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Iowa Writers' Workshop
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<p>The Iowa Writers' Workshop, at the <a href="/facts/University_of_Iowa/pBzJ1vxe">University of Iowa</a>, is a graduate-level <a href="/facts/Creative_writing/41wGAltM">creative writing</a> program. At 89 years, it is the oldest writing program offering a <a href="/facts/Master_of_Fine_Arts/bugR7BzX">Master of Fine Arts</a> (MFA) degree in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>. Its acceptance rate is between 2.7% and 3.7%. On the university's behalf, the workshop administers the <a href="/facts/Truman_Capote_Award_for_Literary_Criticism/j2HX8c7m">Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism</a> and the <a href="/facts/Iowa_Short_Fiction_Award/Asf5gBXC">Iowa Short Fiction Award</a>. </p><p>The workshop's current director is the writer <a href="/facts/Lan_Samantha_Chang/9U4XKYzz">Lan Samantha Chang</a>, under whom its endowment has grown from $2.6 million to $12.5 million. </p>