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Printing Arts, students are encouraged to acquire practical experience in publishing-related work outside the classroom. Publishing and Printing Arts (PPAP) PPAP 301 : The Book in Society A critical study of the history of book culture and the role of books in modern society. Cross-listed with COMA 321, ENGL 311. (4) PPAP 302 : Publishing Procedures A workshop introduction to the world of book publishing, involving students in decisions about what to publish and how to produce it. Cross-listed with

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

Deborah MirandaDeborah A. Miranda is the author of Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir (winner of the PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Literary Award), as well as three poetry collections, Indian Cartography, The Zen of La Llorona, and Raised By Humans.  She is co-editor of Sovereign Erotics: An Anthology of Two-Spirit Literature and her collection of essays, The Hidden Stories of Isabel Meadows and Other California Indian Lacunae is under contract with U of Nebraska Press.  Miranda is an enrolled member

Literature AnalysisLiterature analysis is the cornerstone of many college classes, in subjects ranging from English literature to history. Literature analysis papers as you to consider how and why a literary text was written and conveys some kind of message. The ability to take apart a text and break it down into its separate parts enables you to judge how effective an author’s argument is, what symbols or motifs are important throughout the novel, poem or other text, and ultimately, to

SAXIFRAGE Saxifrage is Pacific Lutheran University’s premier literary and art magazine. It consists of work by students, staff, and alumni – poems, traditional art, literary essays, prints, short stories, photography, musical scores, and other works, all selected by volunteer judges from the Pacific Lutheran community. A book by the people, for the people. A celebration and review of excellence. A piece of Pacific Lutheran you can take with you. Submissions to Saxifrage are accepted in the fall