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University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program [1]

MFA
Iowa City
IA
United States
Genre: 
Creative Nonfiction
Application Fee: 
60 ($100 for international students)
Affiliated Publications/Publishers: 

Defunct Magazine [2], Essay Review [3], Iowa Review [4], Krause Essay Prize [5]

Residency: 
Full
Duration: 
3 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
10
Application Deadline: 
December 14, 2025
Core Faculty Includes: 

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

Visiting Faculty includes: Hanif Abdurraqib, Dodie Bellamy, Jenny Boully, Bernard Cooper, Meghan Daum, Geoff Dyer, Vivian Gornick, Steve Kuusisto, Kiese Laymon, Honor Moore, Richard Preston, Lia Purpura, Paisely Rekdal, Mary Ruefle, Susan Steinberg, Terry Tempest Williams, Xu Xi

Website: 
https://english.uiowa.edu/graduate/mfa-nonfiction-writing [6]
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.

Other Features: 

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

Regular Deadlines
Contact E-mail: 
tara-atkinson@uiowa.edu [7]
Contact Name: 
Tara Atkinson
Source URL:https://www.pw.org/content/university_iowa_nonfiction_writing_program

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/content/university_iowa_nonfiction_writing_program [2] http://www.defunctmag.com [3] http://theessayreview.org/ [4] https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/the_iowa_review [5] https://krauseessayprize.org/ [6] https://english.uiowa.edu/graduate/mfa-nonfiction-writing [7] mailto:tara-atkinson@uiowa.edu