Nonfiction Writing Program
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The Nonfiction Writing Program is a highly regarded graduate program at the University of Iowa specializing in creative nonfiction and literary essay writing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nonfiction Writing Program canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2619843 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Nonfiction Writing Program Context triple: [University of Iowa, hasNotableProgram, Nonfiction Writing Program]
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A.
TV Writing Program
The TV Writing Program is a professional training initiative that develops emerging television writers through intensive, industry-focused workshops and mentorship.
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B.
Journalism and Media program
The Journalism and Media program is a MacArthur Foundation initiative that supports independent, public-interest journalism and strengthens media ecosystems to foster informed, engaged democracies.
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C.
International Writing Program
The International Writing Program is a renowned literary residency and cultural exchange initiative that brings writers from around the world to the University of Iowa, fostering global dialogue and creativity.
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D.
Writers’ Lab
Writers’ Lab is a screenwriting and story development program offered by the Canadian Film Centre to support and train emerging and mid-career writers for film and television.
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E.
Graduate Liberal Studies Program
The Graduate Liberal Studies Program is Wesleyan University’s interdisciplinary graduate program offering flexible, advanced study across the liberal arts for adult and continuing education students.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nonfiction Writing Program Target entity description: The Nonfiction Writing Program is a highly regarded graduate program at the University of Iowa specializing in creative nonfiction and literary essay writing.
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A.
TV Writing Program
The TV Writing Program is a professional training initiative that develops emerging television writers through intensive, industry-focused workshops and mentorship.
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B.
Journalism and Media program
The Journalism and Media program is a MacArthur Foundation initiative that supports independent, public-interest journalism and strengthens media ecosystems to foster informed, engaged democracies.
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C.
International Writing Program
The International Writing Program is a renowned literary residency and cultural exchange initiative that brings writers from around the world to the University of Iowa, fostering global dialogue and creativity.
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D.
Writers’ Lab
Writers’ Lab is a screenwriting and story development program offered by the Canadian Film Centre to support and train emerging and mid-career writers for film and television.
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E.
Graduate Liberal Studies Program
The Graduate Liberal Studies Program is Wesleyan University’s interdisciplinary graduate program offering flexible, advanced study across the liberal arts for adult and continuing education students.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic program
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creative writing program ⓘ graduate writing program ⓘ |
| academicDegreeType | Master of Fine Arts ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of Iowa ⓘ |
| applicationRequirement |
letters of recommendation
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personal statement ⓘ writing sample ⓘ |
| assessmentMethod | manuscript evaluation ⓘ |
| campus |
Iowa City, Iowa
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surface form:
Iowa City
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| componentOf |
University of Iowa
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surface form:
University of Iowa writing programs
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educationLevel | graduate ⓘ |
| emphasis |
craft of nonfiction
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literary style ⓘ voice-driven nonfiction ⓘ workshop-based instruction ⓘ |
| field |
creative nonfiction
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literary essay writing ⓘ |
| focus |
essay collections
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literary journalism ⓘ literary nonfiction ⓘ lyric essay ⓘ memoir ⓘ personal essay ⓘ |
| goal |
preparation for careers in writing and teaching
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training literary nonfiction writers ⓘ |
| hasGenreCoverage |
experimental nonfiction
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hybrid forms of nonfiction ⓘ narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| institutionTypeOfHost | public research university ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | University of Iowa ⓘ |
| name | Nonfiction Writing Program self-link ⓘ |
| offers |
craft seminars
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graduate writing workshops ⓘ literature courses in nonfiction ⓘ |
| output | book-length nonfiction manuscripts ⓘ |
| partOf | University of Iowa Department of English ⓘ |
| pedagogy |
close reading of nonfiction texts
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workshop model ⓘ |
| programType | residential ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Iowa Writers' Workshop ⓘ |
| reputation | highly regarded ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | competitive admission ⓘ |
| specialization |
creative nonfiction
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literary essay ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Nonfiction Writing Program Description of subject: The Nonfiction Writing Program is a highly regarded graduate program at the University of Iowa specializing in creative nonfiction and literary essay writing.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.