Faculty
Peter Bognanni
Visiting Instructor
M.F.A University of Iowa Writer's Workshop
B.A. Macalester College
Old Main 206, (651) 696-6514
Email: bognanni-at-macalester.edu
Peter Bognanni is a native Iowan, and a former student of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His first novel, The House of Tomorrow is forthcoming from Amy Einhorn Books (Putnam/Penguin). His short fiction and humor pieces have appeared in Gulf Coast, The Bellingham Review, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Monkeybicycle, and Stop Smiling Magazine. His work was listed in the "100 Distinguished Stories of 2006" in The Best American Short Stories 2007, edited by Stephen King, and he is 2008 Pushcart Prize nominee. In addition to writing fiction and nonfiction, he is also a screenwriter. He was a quarter finalist for the Nicoll Fellowship in Screenwriting in 2007.
Areas of Study
- Fiction writing (especially contemporary)
- Creative writing
- Screenwriting and film studies
- Humor writing
- The contemporary novel
Fall 2008 Courses
Spring 2008 Course
Previous Macalester Courses
Awards and Honors
- Teaching/Writing Fellowship at the University of Iowa Writer’s Workshop
- Quarter Finalist for the Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting
- Listed in the "100 Distinguished Stories of 2006" in The Best American Short Stories 2007, edited by Stephen King
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