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, medicine and the body, was shortlisted for the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize and a recipient of a 2023 grant from the Elizabeth George Foundation. His work has appeared in The Sun Magazine, Kenyon Review, New England Review, Colorado Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, Fugue, and many others.

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He is represented by William Callahan at InkWell Management.