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  • Visiting Writer’s Series – Eric Goodman Five time novelist, Eric Goodman will have a reading at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 14 in the Regency Room of the UC. There will be a Q & A with the writer at 3:30 p.m. that day at the…

    Arts, the Ragdale Foundation and the MacDowell Colony. His work appears in GQ, Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine, Travel & Leisure, Saveur, and several anthologies. For the past decade, Goodman has directed the undergraduate and graduate creative writing program at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. During that time he has organized and staged three major literary festivals: Diversity in African American Poetry; Translating Cultures: Latin American and Latina/o Writers Festival; and Miami

  • Hello! We hope you’ve had a great (& safe) summer filled with adventures, outdoor time, and relaxation!  School is going to be quite different this fall: hybrid/

    COVID-19 Updates & ResourcesHello! We hope you’ve had a great (& safe) summer filled with adventures, outdoor time, and relaxation!  School is going to be quite different this fall: hybrid/online classes, increased safety precautions, and reduced numbers of students and on-campus opportunities will make this year unlike anything we’ve experienced before.  At this point, we can share with certainty that there will be no Outdoor Rec (OR) trips during September. This decision was made with the

  • All effective writers at all levels of accomplishment seek out peer review. You probably know this from experience.

    counter-arguments; to gauge level of interest/engagement; to help generate/expand on ideas). provides an opportunity to hear/read other writers’ prose (often the reviewer benefits as much as the writer!). Promoting the Writing Center The main purpose of the Writing Center is to provide the highest quality of peer review.  Whether or not you give class time to peer review, we hope you will encourage your students to use our services.  Also: Consider placing a statement like the following on your

  • PLU News documents good work Lutes are doing, on and off campus, as they live and pursue lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care.

    Professor Rick Barot discusses being longlisted for the National Book Award and teaching creative writing during a pandemic Rick Barot is a highly acclaimed national figure in poetry whose 2020 collection “The Galleons” was recently longlisted for the National Book Award. He’s also a dedicated creative writing teacher, serving as an English professor at Pacific Lutheran University and the director of the Rainier… December 3, 2020 Research & Academics

  • The Pacific Lutheran University English department offers emphases in writing and literature, as well as minors in Children’s Literature and Culture and Publishing and Printing Arts.

    What Can You Do With a PLU English Degree? … Almost Anything! Learn more about these recent PLU English alums -- And how their English degree prepared them for their exciting careers! Read More Study a Minor in Publishing and Printing Arts Program Details Study English at PLUWhether you choose a concentration in Writing or Literature, an English major will help you understand and practice the creative, critical, and persuasive uses of the written word. Writing and literature are powerful means

    Professor Jim Albrecht, Chair
    Hauge Administration Building Admin 207D 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447
  • MFA in Creative Writing Information SessionsDuring these live info sessions (hosted on Zoom), we’ll cover highlights of the program, dive deeper into the benefits of this low-residency program, cover costs and financial aid options, application requirements, deadlines, and process. We’ll also give you a chance to ask questions!NOVEMBER 14Thursday, 3:00-4:00pm PTREGISTERIf you’re unable to attend an info session, we welcome you to schedule a phone appointment with the MFA program director, Rick

  • Master of Fine Arts - Creative Writing ENGL 504 : Summer Residency I 16 hours of required workshops. 20 additional hours of lectures and mini-courses (topics in genre/topics in craft), readings. Design an independent course of study with a mentor for the upcoming year. (4) ENGL 505 : Summer Residency II 16 hours of required workshops. 20 additional hours of lectures and mini-courses (topics in genre/topics in craft), readings. Design an independent course of study with a mentor for the upcoming

  • space for scholarly collaboration and conversation.   Annie Dillard describes the writing experience as intermixing intention and accident that together can lead to the “unmerited grace” of creative production: “It is handed to you, but only if you look for it. You search, you break your fists, your back, your brain, and then-and only then-it is handed to you. From the corner of your eye you see motion.” During the busy semester, these moments of creative invention – when ideas, words or phrases

  • Austen is the Washington State Poet Laureate for 2014-16. Her debut collection Every Dress a Decision was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award.

    City, Minneapolis’s The Loft, the Skagit River Poetry Festival, Spokane’s Get Lit!, Seattle’s Cheap Wine and Poetry and the Hugo Literary Series, among others. She earned an MFA in Poetry at Antioch University Los Angeles. Elizabeth produces poetry programming for NPR-affiliate KUOW 94.9, and makes her living at Seattle Children’s Hospital, where she also offers poetry and reflective writing workshops for the staff.

  • Tami Charles is an award winning and New York Times bestselling author of children’s, middle grade, and young adult books.

    teacher and a member of an R&B singing group. Her poetic writing centers on Black empowerment, resilience, history, and joy. In an Essence interview, Tami explains, “I want to express who we are as people – our complexities and our greatness by telling stories and writing poetry that reflect not just our pain but our joy and everything in between. We are resilient people – we come from kings and queens, builders of kingdoms – I want to show our royalty and excellence in everything that I write