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TACOMA, Wash. (July 23, 2015)—During the Aug. 2-12 Rainier Writing Workshop, more than 100 students and faculty will gather at PLU to participate in classes, workshops, readings and other creatively immersive activities. The 10-day workshop, the annual summer residency of Pacific Lutheran University’s Master of…
, readings and other creatively immersive activities. The 10-day workshop, the annual summer residency of Pacific Lutheran University’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, is known and respected for its innovative programming, which helps writers generate—and answer—deep questions about poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction … and their own aspirations. As vital as the students are to the program, though, they’re just part of the bigger RWW story. There’s also an outward, public component, too
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Fiction, Nonfiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Justin St.
responses in a constructive and generous manner. Ideally, a writing course develops the critical impulse as much as the creative one. I believe readers at any level possess inherent critical instincts; I view my role as encouraging and enabling them to better articulate and understand those responses, and to provide them with a toolbox of terminology they can employ in their own critical and creative pursuits. Participants often find it far easier to evaluate techniques and elements at play in stories
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Our MFA, the Rainier Writing Workshop, is the Pacific Northwest’s premier low-residency Master of Fine Arts in creative writing.
Information Speak to the Program Director Ask a Question Quick Links Current RWW Soundings Visiting Writer Series Graduate Catalog RWW Facebook MFA Program Brochure MFA Program Fact SheetOutside ExperienceOur MFA has other features that have made The Rainier Writing Workshop the Pacific Northwest’s premier low-residency MFA in creative writing. We offer a unique “Outside Experience” component that allows each participant to design an independent project that will enhance his or her skills and advance
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Consultant | Writing Center | Sofia is majoring in Psychology (BA) and English (creative writing concentration) with a minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies.
Sofia Arif Consultant She/Her Biography Biography Sofia is majoring in Psychology (BA) and English (creative writing concentration) with a minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies. She writes fiction stories in her free time!
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Nonfiction, Fiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Aram Mrjoian is the editor-in-chief of The Rumpus and a 2022 Creative Armenia-AGBU Fellow.
Aram Mrjoian Nonfiction, Fiction Biography Biography Aram Mrjoian is the editor-in-chief of The Rumpus and a 2022 Creative Armenia-AGBU Fellow. His debut novel, Waterline, is forthcoming with Harper Via in 2025. Aram has previously worked as an editor at the Chicago Review of Books, the Southeast Review, and TriQuarterly. He is the editor of the anthology We Are All Armenian: Voices from the Diaspora published by the University of Texas Press (March 2023). His writing has appeared in The
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Fiction, Nonfiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Renee Simms, J.D., MFA, is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship, a John Gardner Fiction Fellowship at Bread Loaf, and fellowships from Ragdale and Vermont Studio Center.
Renee Simms Fiction, Nonfiction Biography Biography Renee Simms, J.D., MFA, is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship, a John Gardner Fiction Fellowship at Bread Loaf, and fellowships from Ragdale and Vermont Studio Center. She’s an associate professor of African American Studies at University of Puget Sound and teaches with the Rainier Writing Workshop, Pacific Lutheran’s low-residency MFA program. Her debut story collection Meet Behind Mars was a Foreword
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The low-residency MFA in Creative Writing offered by The Rainier Writing Workshop is a three-year program in the study of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
Our Low-Residency ModelThe low-residency MFA in Creative Writing offered by The Rainier Writing Workshop is a three-year program in the study of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Each new cohort starts the program on June 1st, the beginning of the summer term. The summer term culminates in the 10-day residency on the PLU campus in early August. The degree is awarded after completion of the following: four residencies, three years of mentorships, a successful “Outside Experience,” a Critical
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Poetry, Nonfiction | MFA in Creative Writing - Low Residency | Fleda Brown has published nine collections of poems.
– one-shot 3-hour sessions, weekend retreats, and semester-long creative writing classes. Sometimes students come into a workshop simply wanting a push, sometimes they need help finding their voices. Everyone talks about ‘finding a voice,’ as if we all knew what this means. We don’t. I don’t. What I can do in a workshop is to help students allow themselves to be clumsy, foolish, and sometimes nuts in their writing, while loosely hanging onto the reins. What are the reins? I don’t know that
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Pacific Lutheran University is a community of scholars, a community of readers and writers. Reading informs the intellect and liberates the imagination. Writing pervades our academic lives as teachers and students, both as a way of communicating what we learn and as a means of shaping thoughts and ideas. All faculty members share the responsibility for improving the literacy of their students. Faculty in every department and school make writing an essential part of their courses and show
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Participating graduate programs include: Business Administration, Creative Writing, Education, Kinesiology, Marketing Analytics, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Nursing.
meeting link and details. This event is open to PLU undergraduates, staff, alumni, and general public. See the event schedule below for more details.REGISTERParticipating graduate programs include: Business Administration, Creative Writing, Education, Kinesiology, Marketing Analytics, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Nursing.Shape Your FutureRegister in advance for the Virtual Graduate Programs Fair Register NowVirtual Fair Schedule 1:00 – 1:05pm Welcome and Introduction Welcome participants and
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