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Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University [1]

MFA
Portland
OR
United States
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation, Cross-Genre
Application Fee: 
0
Residency: 
Low
Duration: 
2 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
5-6 per term
Application Deadline: 
October 15, 2025
Core Faculty Includes: 

Core Faculty: Alejandro de Acosta, Jess Arndt, Jennifer S. Cheng, Matt Hart, Sara Jaffe, LaTanya McQueen, Megan Milks, Poupeh Missaghi, Lara Mimosa Montes, Vi Khi Nao, Emilly Prado, Alison C. Rollins, Brandon Shimoda, Dao Strom, Asiya Wadud
Past guest artists: Venita Blackburn, Jenny Boully, K-Ming Chang, Renee Gladman, Cedar Sigo, Gabrielle Civil, Diana Khoi Nguyen

Website: 
https://pnca.willamette.edu/academics/graduate/low-residency-creative-writing [2]
Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

Funding opportunities include Equity Scholarships available for BIPOC students.

Other Features: 

Situated in a school of art and design known for its strong support of interdisciplinary practices, this program encourages experimentation within and across writing forms, genres, and mediums along with a variety of publishing formats to include print, digital, sound, performance, and text-image works. The program invites writers of all ages, aesthetics, and temperaments to complete their writing apprenticeship in an inclusive and rigorous community of makers and writers.

The deadline is October 15 for the January residency and February 1 for the June residency.

Regular Deadlines
Contact E-mail: 
jponteri@willamette.edu [3]
Contact Name: 
Jay Ponteri

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/mfa/pacific_northwest_college_of_art_at_willamette_university

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/mfa/pacific_northwest_college_of_art_at_willamette_university [2] https://pnca.willamette.edu/academics/graduate/low-residency-creative-writing [3] mailto:jponteri@willamette.edu