Articles from August 2023
![Richard Lloyd-Jones book edited by Hesse and Julier](/sites/english.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-08/cover%20-%20Richard%20Lloyd-Jones%20book%201_0.jpg?h=38a6ba79&itok=seXP0caB)
New Book Celebrates Nonfiction and the Teaching of Richard Lloyd-Jones
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
NWP alumni Douglas Hesse (MA 1980, PhD 1986) and Laura Julier (PhD 1988) have put together a new book both celebrating nonfiction and honoring esteemed professor, and long-time chair of the University of Iowa's English Department, Richard Lloyd-Jones.
![book cover of To Name the Bigger Lie by Sarah Viren](/sites/english.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-08/VIREN%20-%20To%20Name%20the%20Bigger%20Lie.jpg?h=d0e702ec&itok=eNIi6_Ze)
NWP Alumni Updates - August 2023
Thursday, August 24, 2023
A round-up of Nonfiction Writing Program alumni publications, awards, and other successes.
![University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program House](/sites/english.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-10/nwp%20new%20bldg%201500x500.jpg?h=2e916daa&itok=5DlzMp8y)
It’s Official! NWP’s New House Opens
Monday, August 21, 2023
At last! On Friday, September 22, the NWP will hold a formal dedication of its brand-new building. The ceremony will feature speeches by the University of Iowa President, the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, a student representative, and the Nonfiction Writing Program’s Director.
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Nonfiction Writing Program Receives New Research Funding
Friday, August 18, 2023
This summer, the NWP received a $450,000 bequest to help start a series of summer fellowships for NWP students.
![Writer Brittany Means](/sites/english.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-07/Brittany%20Means.jpg?h=2a439726&itok=BeFtJMrS)
The NWP's Upcoming Readings
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
This Fall the NWP welcomes Sarah Viren, NWP alum and author of To Name the Bigger Lie: A Memoir in Two Stories, in September; and essayist Margo Steines, author of Brutalities, in October. Both will give readings at Prairie Lights Books and participate in conversations as part of the Krause Series in Contemporary Nonfiction.
![writer Tisa Bryant](/sites/english.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-07/Tisa%20Bryant.jpg?h=d719d653&itok=tgroWdVw)
NWP Welcomes NEW Permanent Faculty
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
The Nonfiction Writing Program is excited to welcome two incredible artists and thinkers to its permanent faculty: the writers Tisa Bryant and Sarah Minor.