Daniel Uncapher

Portrait of Daniel Uncapher

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Daniel Uncapher is the author of American Pomology (CutBank Books, 2025). He holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Utah and an MFA from Notre Dame, where he was a Nicholas Sparks Fellow. His work has been supported by Bread Loaf, Tin House, the Kenyon Review, and the NYS Summer Writers Institute.

He can be found at Susquehanna University, where he teaches creative nonfiction.

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Selected Work
  1. MQR Mixtape "The Night Cruise," poem Read →
  2. Meridian "Jamie the Rover," story 2026 Meridian Editor's Prize
  3. Michigan Quarterly Review "Smouldering Fagots," essay
  4. The Southampton Review "A Letter To My Dog," story
  5. The Kenyon Review "A Temporary Home for Lost Cats," essay Read →
  6. Cream City Review "Problematic Characters," essay Read →
  7. Ninth Letter "Promiscuous Young Men," essay 2024 Ninth Letter Award for Creative Nonfiction · Read →
  8. The Georgia Review "The Art of Training Dogs," essay
  9. West Branch "People Stuff," essay Interview →
  10. Black Warrior Review "Faint Illuminations of the Unknowable," essay Read →
  11. Chicago Review "A Girl Named Montgomery," story Read →
  12. Cleveland Review of Books "Play Acts: or, How I (Literally) Survived a Zombie Apocalypse," article Read →
  13. The Cincinnati Review "Curious and Entertaining Facts About Whales," essay Read and listen →
  14. The Notre Dame Review "Wittgenstein's Butterknife," story
  15. The Yalobusha Review "Inauspicious Beginnings," essay Read →
  16. Denver Quarterly (F I V E S) "NO_FUTURE," poem Read →
  17. The Sun "100 Dollars," essay Pushcart Prize Special Mention · Read →
  18. Storm Cellar "Logic Puzzles," story Read →
  19. Tin House Online "The Edifice," story Read →
  20. The Penn Review "Hard Candy," story Read →
  21. North American Review (Open Spaces) "Collecting Hubert Creekmore," essay Read →
  22. The Baltimore Review "Five Handy Men," essay Read →