Location:

Tacoma, United States

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Master

Specialty:

Creative Writing

Program Overview

Program Description:

* The Rainier Writing Workshop is the Northwest's Premier Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing. Join a community of independent writers—an atmosphere in which your work will flourish. * An innovative three-year, four-residency program provides a high-quality experience at a more leisurely pace, perfect for busy professionals and those who wish to take time to develop their work's fullest potential. * Distinguished faculty for discerning writers. Work with outstanding writers, editors, and special guests—a faculty drawn from all over the country. * A unique outside experience component (second year) allows you to design a writing experience to enhance your own skills and interests. * Magnificent summer weather in the shadow of Mount Rainier, accessible to Puget Sound/Olympic Peninsula recreation areas and Seattle's urban culture. *The three-year course of study is collaboratively structured and tailored to the participant’s own needs and experience; the one-residency per year format is designed to be well suited to a lifestyle of professional and/or family responsibility. The program is intended to enhance already-established work habits. The emphasis will be on the creative process in all its phases, as well as on critical understanding. *Participants will attend an intensive 10-day Summer Residency and then work one-on-one with a faculty mentor throughout the year. Residencies consist of a combination of workshops, readings, classes, talks, and discussions.

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

*Nationally Accredited

Financial Aid:

Yes

Requirements:

*Graduate Application and $40.00 application fee *Two Letters of Recommendation *Two-page statement of your background in writing, your goals and reasons for wanting to enroll in the program. *A portfolio representing your best work (15 pages of poetry or 30-40 pages of prose, or a genre mix not to exceed 40 pages). *A 500 word (double-spaced) critical response to a literary work you have recently read (the purpose is to demonstrate your own writerly intelligence). *Detailed information here: http://www.plu.edu/mfa/How-to-Apply/home.php. Applicants will be considered on a year-round basis, with the following cycle: * Early Action--November 30 * Please notify us if you intend to apply after February 1 * Final Application Deadline--February 15

International Requirements:

* Official TOEFL or IELTS scores * Declaration of Finance form (for F-1 visa holders) * Passport picture page and home country address * See additional guidelines on the "How to Apply" page for International Students