A community of writers
Subtitle: Paul Engle and the Iowa Writers' Workshop
By: edited by Robert Dana.
Contributors: Dana, Robert, 1929-
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Iowa City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
Subjects: Engle, Paul, 1908- -- Friends and associates; Iowa Writers' Workshop; Creative writing (Higher education) -- Iowa -- History -- 20th century; American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography; Authorship -- Social aspects -- Iowa
Description: "We do not pretend to have produced the writers included in this book. Their talent was inevitably shaped by the genes rattling in ancestral closets. We did give them a community in which to try out the quality of their gift.".

With these words, written long before his Iowa Writers' Workshop became world famous, much imitated, and academically rich, Paul Engle captured the spirit behind his beloved workshop. Now, in this collection of essays by and about those writers who shared the energetic early years, Robert Dana presents a dynamic, informative tribute to Engle and his world.