We Wanted to Be Writers: Life, Love, and Literature at the Iowa Writers' Workshop

by
Eric Olsen and Glenn Schaeffer, editors
Published in 2011
by Skyhorse Publishing

This compilation of interviews, essays, and anecdotes written by and about the students and teachers at the Iowa Writers' Workshop in the 1970s is full of wise and entertaining bits of advice and inspiration. Authors ​such as T. C. Boyle, Sandra Cisneros, Allan Gurganus, and Joy Harjo share insights about the workshop community and personal stories about their publishing histories and writing habits.