It was The Midland magazine – in the September-October 1930 issue – that gave Paul Engle one of his first opportunities to become a published writer, and after the magazine folded in 1934, Engle kept the literary vision alive through his work with The Iowa Writers’ Workshop – which opened on February 5, 1936. Engle was an American poet, editor, teacher, literary critic, novelist, and playwright. He is best remembered as the long-time director of The Iowa Writers’ Workshop (1941-1965) and co-founder of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa.
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