I'll Tell You Mine: Thirty Years Of Essays From The Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program

The University of Iowa is a leading light in the writing world. In addition to the Iowa Writers’ Workshop for poets and fiction writers, it houses the prestigious Nonfiction Writing Program (NWP), which was the first full-time masters-granting program in this genre in the United States. Over the past three decades the NWP has produced some of the most influential nonfiction writers in the country.

I’ll Tell You Mine is an anthology rooted in Iowa’s successful program that presents some of the best nonfiction writing of the past thirty years. Eighteen pieces by Iowa graduates are included, each with commentary from the author on the writing process and challenges. The book also features a prologue by Robert Atwan discussing the rise of nonfiction as a literary genre. It showcases why Iowa’s program leads the way in creative nonfiction and offers an insider’s view that will entertain and inspire.