Jonathan Gleason is a writer, teacher, and medical interpreter. He recently completed his MFA in creative writing at the University of Iowa. His manuscript "Field Guide to Falling Ill," a collection of essays about illness and medicine, was shortlisted for the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize and a finalist for the Miami Book Fair Grant for Emerging Writer. He is a recipient of a 2023 grant from the Elizabeth George Foundation. His work is anthologized in Best American Essays (2024) and has appeared in The Sun Magazine, Literary Hub, Kenyon Review, New England Review, Colorado Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, Indiana Review, and many others.