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unique experience that is RWW.”We admit writers of various aesthetic dispositions, from a variety of personal and professional backgrounds, from all parts of the country. Writing that deeply inquires into the world and the self, that is thoughtfully utilizing craft, that is beautiful and complex and passionate – this is what we look for in the work being done by our participants. Literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry are the main emphases of the program, though many of our alumni have published in

publish a novel that has one of those delicious medallions on the cover,” she explains. “It’s the dream!” “Being nominated for the Morris Award is a bit like being nominated for an Oscar in our world—it’s absolutely huge!” says PLU Assistant Professor and Reference Librarian Lizz Zitron. The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender was named one of 2014’s best books by Publishers Weekly and Hudson Booksellers and also has been nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award and for YALSA’S Best of Fiction

Post-MFA MentorshipsThe Rainier Writing Workshop has now produced a critical mass of graduates, many of whom have published books of poetry, nonfiction, and fiction. These books were often the creative theses that the graduates completed in their final year in the program. For others, the creative thesis is a foundational iteration of work that will be developed into publication-worthy manuscripts. The Rainier Writing Workshop is committed to helping its alumni with their writing and

. The subjects of their tutorials were as varied as their majors and interests, ranging from botany and virology, to international relations and the sociology of law, to Shakespeare and 20th century British science fiction and fantasy. The tutorials are the signature element of the program, and the students this year performed wonderfully in them. In their free time, the students joined with their Regent’s Park peers in communal dinners and social gatherings called “bops”; participated in

environments. That work is illuminated in each of our stories of this year. You can read about Hispanic Studies major Riley Dolan (’19)’s engagement with the difficult history of genocide in Guatemala, and his use of our Digital Humanities lab to map memory sites there. Visiting professor of fiction writing Melissa Michal used her classes to empower students and advance PLU’s commitment to social justice. Philosophy faculty are sharpening critical thinking skills in our community with the “Tacoma

-oriented, contextually sensitive MFT Professionals who address the diverse needs and clinical concerns of individuals, couples, families, and communities. Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFA) The Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing is an innovative three-year, four-residency program in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Celebrating more than a decade of accomplishment. The Rainier Writing Workshop has been helping writers to answer those questions, and to generate new, even deeper