Same handwritten note: "thank you for the strong application." 1a/1w/4r/4p.

Also got a "thanks for the strong application" note. What's the difference? Maybe they have different people sending the letters out? Either way, it's a rejection :P 0a/3r/0w/4p

0a/0w/5r/4p : )

To the poster below. I'm still out at Oregon. I asked last Friday if there were others and someone responded yes. I assume we made it past an initial tier of rejections (consider all that posted form letter rejection last Friday), but I have not idea. Hoping to hear back this week. Someone posted a phone call acceptance 2 or 3 weeks ago. So who knows...

I'm honestly quite happy! I feel like I'm (perhaps) moving in the right direction with my novel. 1a/2w/3r/4p (Also, has ANYONE heard from Brown?)

Just to be clear my post below is referring to Iowa Writers Workshop fiction and poetry programs. Creative non-fiction and other programs seem to be on slightly different timelines. And obviously someone could be accepted off the waitlist after notifications go out. Just don't expect a whole new round of fiction acceptances after rejections come out, as if you look carefully at past years that is obviously not how they do it.

To the person suggesting that there are two rounds of notifications for Iowa: I think you may be mixing up Iowa State and University of Iowa Writers Workshop, two separate schools and programs. IWW only does 1 round of notifications, which is clear if you look at the past 2 years. Everyone who hasn't heard anything can probably expect word very soon, but most likely if you haven't been called already it won't be an acceptance. Sorry to be a downer but people should have accurate info.

Yo, so 1. I'm pretty sure there are still a bunch of fiction decision letters—with news ranging from bad to okay to good, as far as I'm aware—that they have not yet mailed and might not mail for several days. Probably not worth it to keep checking the mail box (though let's be real I still am doing so obsessively lol). 2. Just curious, @ the people who have received their letters, is your name somewhat skewed to one side of the alphabet? 3. Are they coming through USPS or a private carrier?

Yeah, funding has apparently been cut pretty bad. On top of that, Mat Johnson will be leaving the faculty. Bummer. Luckily, I've already narrowed down my choices to two other offers. 4a/1r/1w/3p

waitlisted at IWW. . . for the second year in a row. :/

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A little sad... but I still have two acceptances so it doesn't hurt so bad. 2a/0w/4r 3 pending

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the letter said the wait list is short