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The Rainier Writing Workshop

@PLU_RWW

The Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing Program at Pacific Lutheran University (@PLUNEWS).

 Tacoma, Washington
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Joined August 2019
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It's here! Check out our Spring 2024 issue of Soundings for a craft talk by @KelliAgodon, a photo album from #AWP24, and much more. #RWW #PLU #MFA buff.ly/4boQ3o6
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Community members! Visit BOLD Coffee & Books of Portland, OR, on September 11 for a reading with former faculty member Brenda Miller, in conversation with faculty member Scott Nadelson. See buff.ly/TFhSnYz for more info.
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Congratulations to Lita Kurth ('09) on the publication of her second book, Writing in Flashes, which was reviewed in SmokeLong Quarterly! smokelong.com/review-of-lita…
Review of Lita Kurth’s Memoir in Flashes - SmokeLong Quarterly

Review of Lita Kurth’s Memoir in Flashes - SmokeLong Quarterly

Reviewed by Matt Kendrick I’ve always been very firm with myself. I’m a fiction writer. I don’t (and shouldn’t) write memoir. My life is pretty ordinary. I’m a white middle-aged man and the world...

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Congratulations to alum antmen pimentel mendoza ('25), who has been named part of the inaugural cohort of the Georgia Review Emerging Poetry Critics Program! #MFA #RWW #PLU buff.ly/7Y2coeE
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Congratulations to our graduates, #RWW Cohort 20! We're all so proud of what you've accomplished. You'll always be part of our community. #RWW2026 #MFA #PLU
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Today's the last day of the 2026 #RWW residency. We're so thrilled to mark it by celebrating our graduates! Join us at 4:00 p.m. for a graduate reading and 4:30 p.m. for our graduation ceremony at the #PLU Scandinavian Center. #MFA #RWW2026
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It's the penultimate day of the #RWW summer residency! Join us at 7:30 p.m. in the #PLU Scandinavian Center for our final reading, featuring former faculty member Brenda Miller and alumna Vandana Nair. #MFA #RWW2026
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It's Day 8 of the #RWW summer residency! All are welcome tonight in the #PLU Scandinavian Center, at 7:30 p.m., for a reading from faculty members Oliver de la Paz and torrin a. greathouse. #MFA #RWW2026
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Welcome to Day 7 of our #RWW residency! Join us at 7:30 p.m. in the #PLU Scandinavian Center for a reading from former faculty members Rebecca McClanahan and Peggy Shumaker. #MFA #RWW2026
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We're back from our break and ready for another reading at the #PLU Scandinavian Center! Join us tonight to hear faculty members Barrie Jean Borich and Matt Young. #RWW #RWW2026 #MFA
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It's Day 5 and the middle of our in-person #MFA residency. We're all taking a break tonight, but join us tomorrow for another reading at the #PLU Scandinavian Center! #RWW #RWW2026
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It's Day 4 of our residency! Tonight, at the #PLU Scandinavian Center at 7:30 p.m., we welcome guests Tommye Blount and Cole Bucciaglia. Come join us for this free reading! #MFA #RWW #RWW2026
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It's Day 3 of our residency! Come to the #PLU Scandinavian Center at 7:30 p.m. for a reading from Tamiko Nimura and Susan Rich. #MFA #RWW #RWW2026
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We're back for Day 2 of our annual in-person residency! Join us tonight in the #PLU Scandinavian Center, at 7:30 p.m., for a reading from Kelli Russell Agodon and Wendy Call. #MFA #RWW #RWW2026
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Today starts our annual in-person #MFA residency! Join us tonight, at 7:30 p.m., in the #PLU Scandinavian Center for our first reading, featuring faculty members Geffrey Davis and Sequoia Nagamatsu. #RWW #RWW2026
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What do fabulism, time loops, and pet photos have in common? They're all featured in our interview with the fiction writer Cole Bucciaglia, found in the Summer 2026 issue of Soundings! Read at buff.ly/e28X9hY #MFA #PLU #RWW #Soundings
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How did two former #RWW faculty publish books about caregiving at the same time? Learn about Brenda Miller's and Rebecca McClanahan's unexpected synchronicity in our interview with them in the latest issue of Soundings: buff.ly/brZPRO0. #PLU #MFA #Soundings
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"I believe the challenges posed by our climate crisis necessitate a new story. While this may seem like a passive idea, I think our crisis also necessitates a re-evaluation of our literary practices." Read more from Jennifer Elise Foerster at buff.ly/5QTyYOX. #RWW #MFA
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Announcing the Summer 2026 issue of Soundings! You'll find a craft essay from faculty member Jennifer Elise Foerster; interviews with Rebecca McClanahan, Brenda Miller, and Cole Bucciaglia; and celebration of our community. Check it out at buff.ly/XWFPdVd.
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#RWW alum Liz Kingsley recently interviewed faculty & alum Kelli Russell Agodon for TriQuarterly Review. Read their discussion about Kelli's new book, Accidental Devotions, at buff.ly/jZOXP1F. #MFA #PLU
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“We truly want the women writers to feel supported. Everything is designed so that the women who come to Storyknife walk away believing that they and their work are important.” Read more about Storyknife in our latest issue of Soundings: buff.ly/2NcXWbX #MFA #PLU #RWW
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