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Peter Bognanni

Associate Professor, English and Creative Writing
Fiction writing, especially contemporary; creative writing; screenwriting and film studies; humor writing; the contemporary novel.

Old Main, 203

Peter Bognanni is a graduate of the Iowa Writers鈥 Workshop and the author of three novels, one for adults and two for young adults. His first novel,听The House of听Tomorrow听(Putnam 2010) won the L.A. Times Book听Award for First Fiction and was adapted into a feature film starring Ellen Burstyn, Nick Offerman, and Asa Butterfield. The film played in 19 cities and in film festivals all over the world. His second novel,听Things I’m Seeing Without You听(Dial 2017) was published in four countries and is currently in development for television. His most recent book is听This Book is Not Yet Rated,听published by Dial in 2019. Peter was the winner of the 2013 American Academy of Arts and Letters Rome Prize, which sent him to Rome on a writing fellowship for the year. He is also an occasional screenwriter and was awarded a Film Independent Screenwriting Fellowship in 2013. Peter has published short stories and essays in听LitHub,听McSweeny’s Internet Tendency,听The New York Times, and numerous literary journals.

Areas of Study

  • Fiction writing (especially contemporary)
  • Creative writing
  • Screenwriting and film studies
  • Humor writing
  • The contemporary novel

Fall 2025 Courses

  • ENGL 150-02 Introduction to Creative Writing
  • ENGL 280-01 Crafts of Writing: Fiction

Spring 2026 – On Sabbatical

Awards and Honors

  • Winner: American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Award, 2013
  • Winner: The Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction,听Los Angeles听Times听Book Awards, 2010
  • Winner: The Emerging Author Award, Iowa Author Awards, 2010
  • Winner: The Alex Award, American Library Association, 2010
  • Finalist: Novel & Short Story Award, Minnesota Book Awards, 2010
  • Finalist, Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Pick, 2010
  • Semi-Finalist: Virginia Commonwealth University Cabell First Novelist Award, 2010
  • Selection, IndieBound Next Award, 2009
  • Nominee, Pushcart Prize for 鈥淭he Pad Man Chronicles,鈥 2008
  • Selection, 100 Distinguished Stories chosen by Stephen King for听Best American Short Stories, 2007

BA: 日韩精品

MFA: University of Iowa Writer’s Workshop