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Pacific Lutheran University, Rainier Writing Workshop [1]

MFA
Tacoma
WA
United States
Genre: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Application Fee: 
65
Residency: 
Low
Duration: 
3 Years
Incoming Class Size: 
15-20
Application Deadline: 
December 1, 2025
Core Faculty Includes: 

Poetry: Kelli Russell Agodon, Rick Barot, Geffrey Davis, Oliver de la Paz, Jennifer Foerster, torrin a. greathouse, Jenny Johnson, Brian Teare

Fiction: April Ayers Lawson, Scott Nadelson, Sequoia Nagamatsu, Renee Simms

Nonfiction: Barrie Jean Borich, Wendy Call, Aram Mrjoian, Justin St. Germain

Website: 
https://www.plu.edu/mfa [2]
Funding/Employment Opportunities: 

The program offers fellowships and scholarships.

Other Features: 

Students attend one 10-day residency each year in July at the Pacific Lutheran University campus in Tacoma, Washington.

The program offers residencies at various programs and conferences, including the Anderson Center, as part of the “Outside Experience” requirement for second-year students, which requires students to travel, hold workshops in their community, attend conferences, or participate in writing residencies.

The priority application deadline is December 1; the final application deadline is February 1.

Regular Deadlines
Contact E-mail: 
barotrp@plu.edu [3]
Contact Name: 
Rick Barot

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/content/pacific_lutheran_university_rainier_writing_workshop

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/content/pacific_lutheran_university_rainier_writing_workshop [2] https://www.plu.edu/mfa [3] mailto:barotrp@plu.edu