Lannan Foundation

John D’Agata was born in 1974 on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. A graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop, he holds MFAs in both nonfiction and poetry and is currently editor of lyric essays for Seneca Review.

He is the author of Halls of Fame, a book that journeys the endless corridors of America’s myriad halls of fame which Annie Dillard calls “A daring, utterly original book by a young writer of rare intelligence and artistry.” He is also the editor of a collection of essays entitled The Next American Essay, about which he says, “I want you preoccupied with art in this book, not with facts for the sake of facts.”