Photo of Melissa Febos

Melissa Febos

Past FacultyWriters
Website: https://www.melissafebos.com/

Biography

Melissa Febos is the author of the memoir Whip Smart; and three essay collections: Abandon Me, a LAMBDA Literary Award finalist and Publishing Triangle Award finalist; Girlhood, a national bestseller; and Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative. A recipient of the Jeanne Córdova Nonfiction Award from LAMBDA Literary and of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, MacDowell, Bread Loaf, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The Barbara Deming Foundation, The BAU Institute, Vermont Studio Center, and others; her essays have appeared in The Paris Review, The Believer, McSweeney’s Quarterly, Granta, The Yale Review, Tin House, The Sun, and The New York Times Magazine. She is an associate professor at the University of Iowa, where she teaches in the Nonfiction Writing Program.

Related by Department - Writers

Photo of Derrick Harriell

Derrick Harriell

Past Faculty
Photo of CMarie Fuhrman

CMarie Fuhrman

Past Faculty
Photo of Tess Gallagher

Tess Gallagher

Past Faculty
Photo of Kate Lebo

Kate Lebo

Morning Workshop Faculty
Photo of Claudia Castro Luna

Claudia Castro Luna

Afternoon Workshop
Photo of Anna Quinn

Anna Quinn

Past Faculty
Photo of Rion Amilcar Scott

Rion Amilcar Scott

Morning Workshop Faculty

Recently Viewed