Welcome to Season 3! It’s finally time to tackle the oldest and most famous MFA of them all: the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. On this episode, Steven Duong and Jared discuss whether Iowa lives up to its competitive stereotype, the challenges and freedoms of playing with writing conventions and constraints, and why he—a long-time poet—decided to pursue a fiction degree.



Steven Duong is a writer from San Diego, California. He is the recipient of fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, the Watson Foundation, and the University of Iowa, and his poems, stories, and essays can be found in publications including The New England Review ([ Ссылка ]) , The American Poetry Review ([ Ссылка ]) , and Guernica ([ Ссылка ]) . He is a current second-year MFA candidate in fiction at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Find him at his website stevenduongwrites.com ([ Ссылка ]) and on Twitter @boneless_koi ([ Ссылка ]) .



This episode was requested by Tammy Breitweiser, Esty Downes, and April Ahmed. Thank you all for listening!



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