Frank Conroy is one of the few novelists as famed for his administrative work as his literary output. His memoir Stop-Time remains venerated as a classic portrait of American youth, but his stewardship of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop is just as treasured by writers. From 1987 to 2005, Conroy presided over the highly regarded program; two graduates from that era included future Pulitzer prize-winner Marilynne Robinson and her peer, Tom Grimes. Grimes didn’t go on to the same success as Robinson or Conroy, which wasn’t part of the plan: Grimes was Conroy’s priority, destined for great things ...
- 8/26/2010
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