Ithaca College

Acclaimed essayist John D'Agata, director of the University of Iowa's MFA program in nonfiction, will give a reading, Q&A, and book-signing in Klingenstein Lounge on Thursday, September 28 at 5:30 PM as part of the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series.

John D’Agata is the author of Halls of Fame, About a Mountain, and The Lifespan of a Fact, as well as the editor of the 3-volume series A New History of the Essay, which includes the anthologies The Next American Essay, The Making of the American Essay, and The Lost Origins of the Essay.

His work has been supported by a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Howard Foundation Fellowship, an NEA Literature Fellowship, and a Lannan Foundation Fellowship. He holds a B.A. from Hobart College and two M.F.A.s from the University of Iowa, and recently his essays have appeared in The Believer, Harper's, Gulf Coast, and Conjunctions. Additionally, he is the editor for Lyric Essays at Seneca Review. 

Learn more about the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series at ithaca.edu/dvw.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Nick Kowalczyk at nkowalczyk@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-5146. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.