John D'Agata
John D’Agata (born 1975 on Cape Cod, Massachusetts) is an American essayist. He is the author of six books of nonfiction, including The Next American Essay (2003), The Lost Origins of the Essay (2009) and The Making of the American Essay—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."
He's the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards, including the Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and the Lannan Foundation Fellowship. He is the founder of The Essay Prize and the Director of the Nonfiction Writing Program at the University of Iowa.
Personal life
After growing up in Boston and on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, D’Agata attended the liberal preparatory school Northfield Mount Hermon on a scholarship. In 1995 he enrolled in Deep Springs College, an experimental all-male school in the desert of eastern California, and later graduated from Hobart College with a bachelor's degree in classics and English literature.
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