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receive accolades. Elea Carey’s story “First Love, Last Love” was chosen for the collection “18 Lies and 3 Truths,” and Mark McCaig’s poem “Abundance” won the Bay to Ocean Writer’s Workshop contest. “First Love, Last Love” is about how you give everything for love, regardless of what it does to you, Carey explained. It is her first published work of fiction. The collection, published by Story Quarterly, features 18 stories and three essays written by today’s master storytellers (and a few Pulitzer

presented her dance, “Death and The Angel” at the International Association of Near Death Studies conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. in the Fall.  She is the co-author, with Nola Davis of  the non- fiction book, Live From the Other Side,  a collection of real life stories. Read Previous HBO DEF Poet to perform at PLU Read Next Diving into Islamophobia in America COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a

sequence. “The degree isn’t merely a prize for jumping through academic hoops,,” Rubin said. “The program is collaborative and process oriented throughout.. It’s very personal.” Rick Dakan is a recent graduate of the program from Sarasota, Fla. The 38-year-old fiction writer focuses on a specific genre with a “mixed media element.” He had published two novels before admission into the program and published two novels during his studies. “It really is exciting to see that chance to pause and reflect on

perspectives,” said Mulder. Professor Mulder concluded his description with an analogy from the 1999 cult science-fiction classic, The Matrix. “There’s a well-known effect in The Matrix called “bullet time” or “the big freeze” that slows everything down and allows the film’s characters to pause and consider what’s happening around them. I feel that the Innovation Studies program provides this kind of interval for students and faculty to reflect on our campus.” “PLU’s globally-focused curriculum give the

in nerdy things started when she became hooked on the Sailor Moon series and began madly writing fan fiction around the series. “I always knew that I wanted to be a writer,” she said. “This was pretty much my dream, to be an author. It was on my horizon.” At Pacific Lutheran University, she received her degree in Creative Writing and Publishing, then promptly took a job at Marquand Books Inc., where she had worked as an intern. The firm hired her right after graduation, and she worked as an

pyramids. Click to view larger. For students of literature, it can be thrilling to see how the people and places in a work of fiction can crossover into the real world. This is especially true for books where location plays an important role, such as in James Joyce’s classic, Ulysses. Using a map like the one below, students can follow, chapter-by-chapter, as the protagonists journey around real-life Dublin. Click on the locations in this interactive map to see how context has been applied. Likewise

Competition and a Rising Star Award from the 2015 Canada International Film Festival. And, just days before its premiere, Waste Not  also was nominated for a Regional Emmy in the Long Form Non-Fiction Category for Colleges. Co-producer Amanda Brasgalla ’15, along with senior co-producer Taylor Lunka ’15 and chief videographer Olivia Ash ’15, traveled across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom to conduct interviews and field research. They spoke with citizens, farmers, activists and government

each writer’s work deepens and flourishes. The 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. Students obtaining a master’s degree in marketing analytics get fantastic in

create surges of culture that inspire human connections. For example, both world wars inspired poetry and fiction that brought peoples together. These cultural products changed people, created new connections, and led to more cultural change. “And that really shapes a lot of history…the stories that come out of [crisis],  how people reacted, helps us to understand yourself now.” “Humanities [are] how we define ourselves and make ourselves and relate to one another.” Schroder continued. “Think about

focusing on poetry, fiction, or nonfiction, the mentorship is tailored to the student’s work, which ranges from fantasy novels to journalistic reportage. Despite the virtual and individual set-up, students still connect and support each other’s writing throughout the three-year program and after graduation. Professor Barot believes this sense of community and long mentorships, which allow time to develop significant relationships, makes the PLU MFA program stand out from others. When Professor Barot