Browse John Simmons Short Fiction Award

The Iowa Short Fiction Award has been presented annually since 1969. In 1998 the University of Iowa Press instituted the John Simmons Short Fiction Award—named after the first director of the Press—to complement the ongoing award series. Both national competitions are juried through the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Serious critical consideration is guaranteed by such final judges as Alison Lurie, Raymond Carver, Marilynne Robinson, James Salter, Kevin Brockmeier, and Ethan Canin.

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Donald Anderson
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Kathryn Chetkovich
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Cyrus Colter
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Jennine Capó Crucet
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Jennifer Davis
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Janet Desaulniers
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Kathleen Founds
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Barbara Hamby
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Ann Harleman
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Elizabeth Harris
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Ryan Harty
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Charles Haverty
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Susan Onthank Mates
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John McNally
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Molly McNett
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Kate Milliken
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Kevin Moffett
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Lee Montgomery
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Thisbe Nissen
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Josh Rolnick
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Elizabeth Searle
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Chad Simpson
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Laura Valeri
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Anthony Varallo
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Miles Wilson
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Charles Wyatt
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Don Zancanella