Page 18 • (2,052 results in 0.029 seconds)
-
By Autumn Robbins '20Division of Humanities Professor Melissa Michal, an accomplished author and teacher, joined the English Department as a visiting creative writing professor for the 2018-19 academic year. When asked why she came to PLU to teach our students, Professor Michal replied that it was because the mission of our university focuses on social justice and a service-led life. The mission statement matches her values and background. She was excited to teach in a place with commitments so
-
Aram Mrjoian Tuesday, November 2, 2021 7PM, Scandinavian Cultural Center, AUC This event is open to the campus community for in-person, socially distanced attendance. Aram Mrjoian is a writer, editor, critic, and educator. He earned his PhD in creative writing at Florida State University and his MFA at Northwestern University. Aram has also volunteered as a creative writing mentor or instructor at the Adroit Journal, 826, Hugo House, and Open Books Chicago. His writing has appeared or is
-
Experiences: “The most important thing I gained from the residency was much greater confidence as a writer…. I also came home committed to creating dedicated writing time and space and seeking creative community.”Attended writing residencies or conferences at The Vermont Studio Center, The Anderson Center, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Centrum, Fishtrap, Kachemak Bay Writers Conference, Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, Canto Mundo Latino Writers’ Retreat, Kiskey Libra Artist Residency
-
Sebastian Bostwick Student Success Advisor They/Them Email: sbostwick@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Master of Fine Arts, Poetry, Notre Dame, 2020 Bachelor of Arts, English, Western Washington University, 2016 Biography Sebastian Bostwick is nonbinary trans poet, cat person, and plant parent. They’ve been with PLU since August 2022, but working in higher education has been a life-long dream of theirs. They hold a Bachelor of Arts in English, with an emphasis in Creative Writing, from
Contact Information -
Sebastian Bostwick Student Success Advisor They/Them Email: sbostick@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Master of Fine Arts, Poetry, Notre Dame, 2020 Bachelor of Arts, English, Western Washington University, 2016 Biography Sebastian Bostwick is a nonbinary trans poet, cat person, and plant parent. They’ve been with PLU since August 2022, but working in higher education has been a life-long dream of theirs. They hold a Bachelor of Arts in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing from
Contact Information -
Brenda Miller Nonfiction Website: http://www.brendamillerwriter.com/ Biography Biography Brenda Miller edited the anthology The Next Draft: Inspiring Craft Talks from the Rainier Writing Workshop. Her most recent collection of her own work is A Braided Heart: Essays on Writing and Form. She is the author of five more essay collections, including An Earlier Life, which received the Washington State Book Award for Memoir, and she is the recipient of six Pushcart Prizes. Her book of collaborative
-
take two elective courses (8 semester hours) selected from two of the following categories: Writing/Editing Approved courses in English, History, or Publishing & Printing Arts: ENGL 221: Research & Writing (4) ENGL 225: Autobiographical Writing (4) ENGL 227: Introduction to Creative Writing (4) ENGL 236: Introduction to Screenwriting (4) ENGL 320: Intermediate Creative Nonfiction (4) ENGL 323: Writing in Professional & Public Settings (4) ENGL 327: Intermediate Poetry Writing (4) ENGL 329
-
, which received the Benjamin Franklin Award in the travel essay and photography category. Her work has appeared in numerous journals and magazines, including Orion, Creative Nonfiction, Brevity, Superstition Review, AQR, and Bellingham Review. Her essays have appeared in such anthologies as On Nature: Great Writers on the Great Outdoors, American Nature Writing, The Fourth Genre, Living Blue in the Red States, and In Fact, the best of Creative Nonfiction journal. She has received the Andrés Berger
-
Communication, Media & Design Arts Learning OutcomesUpon completion of the program, a student receiving a BA in Communication will be able to: Deliver a public and/or professional presentation for an audience within a specified timeframe. Effectively communicate in written formats appropriate to situation, audience, and medium (journalistic formats, academic essays and research writing, press releases and promotional writing, media writing, etc.). Identify credible media and information sources
-
told him he made my day. I got off the call, and then there was screaming – I think I frightened my daughter.” It was the first writing contest Andrews had ever entered. She is currently in her final year of PLU’s master of fine arts in creative writing degree program, the Rainier Writing Workshop, working hard to complete her final manuscript. Andrews was only notified of the contest one week prior to the submittal deadline. Realizing this was the only year she was eligible – it was only open to
Do you have any feedback for us? If so, feel free to use our Feedback Form.