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The Program in Creative Writing, more commonly known as the Iowa Writers' Workshop, at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, is a much-celebrated graduate-level creative writing program in the United States. Writer Lan Samantha Chang is its director. Graduates earn a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in English. ==History== The program began in 1936, with the gathering of poets and fiction writers under the direction of Wilbur Schramm. The workshop's second director from 1941–1965 was Cedar Rapids, Iowa native Paul Engle. Under his tenure, the Writers’ Workshop became a national landmark. He successfully secured donations for the workshop from the business community for about 20 years, including locals such as Maytag and Quaker Oats, as well as U.S. Steel and ''Reader’s Digest''. Between 1953 and 1956, the Rockefeller Foundation donated $40,000. Henry Luce, the publisher of ''TIME'' and ''Life'' magazines, and Gardner Cowles, Jr. (1903–1985), who published ''Look'' magazine, provided publicity for the workshop's events. From 1965-1969, the workshop had several different directors. John Leggett was the director from 1969–86 and attracted writers such as T.C. Boyle, Ethan Canin, Michael Cunningham, Gail Godwin, Denis Johnson, and Jane Smiley. From 1987 until his death in 2005, Frank Conroy directed the workshop, and was Engle's longest lasting successor. Lan Samantha Chang is the director as of 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Iowa Writers' Workshop」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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