Nonfiction

5Q Interview: Spencer Lane Jones, an MFA candidate in the Nonfiction Writing Program
Monday, February 10, 2025
"I became an early bird writer because I had to be, and it hasn't really left my body."

Sad Me of the Past // Episode 6: Joe Fassler
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
"I mean this book took me more than 10 years -- I started it while I was at Iowa!"

Sad Me of the Past // Episode 5: Nam Le
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
"There was a term that I heard somewhere used, just the other day, and she said "I'm in my gathering phase." Have you guys heard that? Is that a term of art over here?"

Sad Me of the Past // Episode 3: Carmen Maria Machado
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
"My godmother gave me stationary -- it was jungle themed stationary that had my name, it was customized -- and I would write stories and send them to publishers."

Sad Me of the Past // Episode 2: Rachel Yoder
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
In today's podcast, novelist Rachel Yoder discusses her wild experience adapting Nightbitch to a soon-to-be-released feature film starring Amy Adams.


