Welcome The NWP is home to Iowa's MFA Program in Nonfiction, which allows accomplished students to concentrate for at least two and more often three years on literary nonfiction, both its study and practice. The 48 semester-hour program culminates in a thesis that may be a sustained essay or a collection of shorter pieces. Our program is a cooperative venture of the core faculty noted on this site, with guest writers joining us regularly for intensive workshops. From time to time, other members of the Department of English also teach in the program so that shifts occur gradually in the composition of our faculty. Several persons have taken a turn as director, a position held currently by Robin Hemley. For additional information, please explore the rest of our site. To request an application, please contact Vicky Dingman, Secretary for Graduate Studies in English. For technical questions or administrative feedback on this web site, please contact Robin Hemley. Site Design v.3.0, by Brian Lennon.