Pacific University MFA in Writing Program

I’ve got a new piece up @mayday_online and it’s the first of four essays as part of a critical residency! I’ll be writing about the frictions between the literary world and writing about/wrestling with faith. Thinking about #genesis and #evangelicalism maydaymagazine.com/the-gravel-pat…

Exciting news🥳🥳 The 18th edition of Poetic Africa is out now! Dive into a world of words and wonder. Download your copy here: writersspace.net/poeticafrica #PoeticAfrica #AfricanLiterature #PoetryLovers #NewIssueAler

A year ago, my Chapbook was accepted by @kwamedawes and @chrisabani for the New Generation African Poets chapbook box set. KUMI NA MOJA My foreword was written by the wonderful @saddiqdzukogi Thanks to @AfricanPoetryBF, to be published in Fall by @AkashicBooks ❤️

I’m catching up on good news. THE LIBERATORS is a 2025 Pacific Northwest Book Award Finalist for Fiction. Thanks to @pacificnwbooks1 and congrats to @BillyRayB, Anne de Marcken, Tara Karr Roberts & the other winners!

Just another great Monday morning sneaker wave meeting 🤓 I love getting to run a nonfiction magazine with my dream team of fellow editors. Check it out! sneakerwavemag.org #nonfiction #cnf #personalessay #memoir #litmag #amwriting #truestory #sneakerwavemag

…and the complicit 🇵🇸 🇵🇸

—Ellen Bass

Give back on Boxer Giving Day. alumni.pacificu.edu/g/boxer-giving…

@DavidNaimon Great convo!

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Faculty!!

Week III: Strength in Every Shade 🖤⚡ From deep shadows to bright highlights, every tone tells a story. This week’s series, Strength in Every Shade, was shot by Marcel Johansen, whose lens captures not just images, but the depth, resilience, and individuality within our community. His work brings light to the beauty found in every shade and story. Swipe to see these truths in motion. Then come tell your own. 📍406 NW Glisan St, Creative Homies Building #WordIsBondPDX #YoungBlackMenAre_ #StrengthInEveryShade #BlackJoy #PowerInPresence #ElevatingOurVoices #LayersOfBlackness #FramingTheFuture

We’ll leave Twitter on March 1. Find us at #BlueskySocial cool?

Here we are over there.

Our latest issue has arrived! Issue 98.1 features a portfolio of editor's picks selected by @kwamedawes, celebrating 12 years of published work under his editorship. Read more about the issue here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/digital-schoon… Order a copy here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/issue/spring-2…

PACT Episode 4 | January 14, 2024 youtu.be/9bHPF6t9i5U?si… via @YouTube