John D'Agata

John D'Agata
Born1975 (age 48–49)
Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
EducationDeep Springs College
Hobart College
University of Iowa
Genreessay non-fiction
Notable works"The Lost Origins of the Essay", "The Next American Essay", "The Making of the American Essay", The Lifespan of a Fact, "Halls of Fame", and "About a Mountain"
Website
johndagata.com

John D'Agata (born 1975) is an American essayist. He is the author or editor of six books of nonfiction, including The Next American Essay[1] (2003), The Lost Origins of the Essay[2] (2009) and The Making of the American Essay[3]—all part of the trilogy of essay anthologies called "A New History of the Essay". He also wrote The Lifespan of a Fact, "Halls of Fame", and "About a Mountain".

D'Agata has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation,[4] the National Endowment for the Arts,[5] the Howard Foundation and the Lannan Foundation.[6] He is the M.F. Carpenter Professor of Writing[7][8] in the Nonfiction Writing Program at the University of Iowa.[9]

  1. ^ "The Next American Essay | Graywolf Press". www.graywolfpress.org. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  2. ^ "The Lost Origins of the Essay | Graywolf Press". www.graywolfpress.org. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  3. ^ "The Making of the American Essay | Graywolf Press".
  4. ^ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | John-Philip D' Agata". www.gf.org. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  5. ^ "D'Agata receives National Endowment for the Arts fellowship". news-releases.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  6. ^ Diaz, Alex. "John D'Agata - Lannan Foundation". www.lannan.org. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  7. ^ "D'Agata named the M. F. Carpenter Professor in English | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | the University of Iowa". 9 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Nonfiction Writing Program | Department of English | College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | The University of Iowa". english.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  9. ^ "MFA in Nonfiction Writing | English | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | the University of Iowa".