University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program

MFA Program

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Program Established: 
1976
Location: 
Iowa City, IA
Genre: 
Creative Nonfiction
Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
3 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
10
Application Deadline: 
December 14, 2024
Application Fee: 
$60 ($100 for international students)
Contact E-mail: 
Contact Name: 
Tara Atkinson
Core Faculty Includes: 

Tisa Bryant, John D’Agata, Melissa Febos, Sarah Minor, Bonnie Sunstein, Inara Verzemnieks

Visiting Faculty includes: Hanif Abdurraqib, Bernard Cooper, Meghan Daum, Geoff Dyer, Vivian Gornick, Steve Kuusisto, Kiese Laymon, Honor Moore, Andre Perry, Richard Preston, Lia Purpura, Mary Ruefle, Susan Steinberg, John Edgar Wideman, Terry Tempest Williams, Xu Xi

Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers full funding for all three years, which includes a tuition waiver, health care, and a living stipend. The program offers graduate, research, and teaching assistantships and fellowships that cover tuition.

Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 
Other Features: 

The program hosts the Visiting Writers Series, the Institute for the Essay, and the Center for the Book.

Graduates: 

Faith Adiele, Jo Ann Beard, Eula Biss, Blair Braverman, Amy Butcher, John D’Agata, Hope Edelman, Hali Felt, Lina Ferreira Cabeza-Vanegas, T. Clutch Fleischmann, Stephanie Griest, Kerry Howley, Amy Leach, Yiyun Li, Lucas Mann, Jose Orduna, Jennifer Percy, Kristin Radtke, Ryan Van Meter, Inara Verzemnieks, Sarah Viren, Joshua Wheeler

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