PLNU MA in Writing
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Alum Jaden Goldfain's (2025) poem "Grandparents' House: Six Months Post-Divorce" was published in Discretionary Love in February. Read her gorgeous piece here: www.discretionarylove.com/grandparents...
Grandparents’ House, Six Months Post-Divorce, Discretionary Love
And your home is wonderful, really, it is.
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Check out this stunning poem, "Mornings with the Canadian Geese" by alum @sacornwell.bsky.social (2025), published in Mistake House: mistakehouse.org/article/morn...
Mornings with the Canada Geese | Mistake House, a publication of Principia College
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Congratulations to Alum @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social (2025) for their short story, "What Wakwaks Want: Halve Your Child and Eat It Too," selected for the anthology Phantasms & Phenomena: An Aspec Paranormal Anthology! www.kickstarter.com/projects/meg...
Phantasms & Phenomena: An Aspec Paranormal Anthology
Presenting 'Phantasms & Phenomena', an upcoming collection of aromantic and asexual paranormal short stories
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MAW alumn @sacornwell.bsky.social gave a presentation on “Evil, Pitiful, Shameful: Reconfiguring Disability in Speculative Fiction" at the Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture in February!
Join us 3/29 at 4 P.M. at OB Beans in Ocean Beach with readings from Margarita Pintado and @jessietaylor2896.bsky.social, supported by MAW students @nataleeborum.bsky.social , @alexisbullock.bsky.social, Ella Hachee, @janenaranjo.bsky.social, and @annawangyuan.bsky.social !
Check out this stunning poem from @plnu.bsky.social MAW alumn @sacornwell.bsky.social, "The City in Which I Clutch My Girlhood," published with Iron Oak Editions! rootsandwords.substack.com/p/the-city-i...
The City in Which I Clutch My Girlhood by Sophie Cornwell
Trill: Poems That Resonate (Theme: Obsession)
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Check out this amazing event coming up on March 26th at PLNU's Ellipse Chapel: Sojourner Stories - an evening of live storytelling & creative expression on place, faith, and wonder!
Check out this stunning essay by @plnuwritingma.bsky.social alumni Denise Magloire, published in Phoebe Journal! phoebejournal.com/island-of-fl...
Island of Flowers and Marble - phoebe
Denise Magloire The sound of drops crashing against the window fills the room until they are masked by the cries of a newborn. His lungs fill up with air, his fists tightly clenched, and his eyes clos...
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Check out this new essay from PLNU alumna @poetrybyemma.bsky.social "She Says 'I Look Good'" published with Vast Literary Press! There's also an option to listen to a 3-minute audio version! vastliterarypress.org/2026/01/17/m...
She Says, “I Look Good”
Whenever someone asks Where do you get your fashion inspiration from? without hesitating, I say, My momma. And, boy, you best believe it. See, my momma knows fabrics. She knows a pattern when she s…
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Check out this stunning poem, "But They Never Taught Us Creole," written by @plnuwritingma.bsky.social alumna Denise Magloire: luckyjefferson.com/but-they-nev...
But They Never Taught Us Créole -
At home we heard the music, held the fabric of the madras
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Can an introvert become a believer? Second-year @plnuwritingma.bsky.social student @annawangyuan.bsky.social explores this question in a recent essay published in Voeglin View! Read it here: voegelinview.com/how-can-an-i...
How Can an Introvert Become a Believer? - VoegelinView
You might wonder about the title: how could “introvert” be an obstacle to becoming a “believer?” Yet that’s exactly how I felt when I first stepped into a church in North America. I was born in China ...
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Last week we had the absolute pleasure of @kfoslundquist.bsky.social joining the @plnuwritingma.bsky.social program to share her writerly wisdom. So grateful to her for a fantastic visit!
Join us Wednesday, 12/17, at Verbatim Books in San Diego at 7 PM, for a Winter Reading from MAW second year students, featuring fiction, nonfiction, and poetry!
Join us Monday, 12/15, at 7 PM for a special reading from the MAW Across the Genres workshop at Mid-City Church of the Nazarene in San Diego!
Join us this afternoon at 3 P.M. in Fermanian Hall or purchase livestream tickets here! plnu.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx...
Point Loma Nazarene University | Ticketing - (LIVESTREAM) M.A.W. Visiting Writers: An Evening with Kelly Lundquist
M.A. in Writing Visiting Writers Series: An Evening with Kelly Foster Lundquist7:00 PM - An Evening with Kelly Foster Lundquist. Join us for an evening with Kelly Foster Lundquist, featuring a reading...
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PLNU MA in Writing@plnuwritingma.bsky.social · 10mo agoJoin us tomorrow for an afternoon craft workshop and evening reading from visiting writer @kfoslundquist.bsky.social, author of "Beard: Memoir of a Marriage"!
Check out this latest poem from MAW alumn @poetrybyemma.bsky.social called "Hardhat Jesus," published in Solid Food Press!: www.solidfoodpress.com/post/hardhat...
Hardhat Jesus
by Emma McCoy | Poetry | Work starts early before the heat comes, the sky bruise-blue as he stretches his legs. When he puts on his hardhat, yesterday’s sweat greets him, salty, cool, familiar.
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Join us tomorrow for an afternoon craft workshop and evening reading from visiting writer @kfoslundquist.bsky.social, author of "Beard: Memoir of a Marriage"!
Second-year MAW graduate student Rebecca Li recently presented an academic research paper entitled “Aslan’s Country: Encountering the Chronicles of Narnia as a Contemporary Asian-American Reader” at the C.S. Lewis International Conference in Iaşi, Romania.
Congrats to @nadeenmaida.bsky.social (a second year graduate student in the MAW program) for the publication of her poem "Zombie Mode" in @rogueagent.bsky.social. Read the full piece here: www.rogueagentjournal.com/nmaida
Nadeen Murhaf Maida — RogueAgent
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Join us for Poetry Day on November 20 with visiting writer Jessica Jacobs!
Check out this interview with MAW alumn @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social on "Horror, Telling Stories, and Aspec Power"! acedadadvice.substack.com/p/horror-tel...
Horror, Telling Stories, and Aspec Power... with Ell Huang
In this One on One, I talk to my lovely friend and fellow horror fan Ell Huang about our shared love of horror, bringing an aspec lens to the genre, and reclaiming the power of our stories as aspec pe...
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Poetry Day is this Thursday with Jessica Jacobs! Can't make it in person? Purchase your live-stream tickets here: plnu.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx...
Point Loma Nazarene University | Ticketing - (LIVESTREAM) Poetry Day: A Reading by Jessica Jacobs
26th Annual Poetry Day: A Reading by Jessica Jacobs7:00 PM - Poetry Reading by Jessica Jacobs Jessica Jacobs, a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow, is the author of unalone, poems in conversation with Genesis (Fo...
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PLNU MA in Writing@plnuwritingma.bsky.social · 10mo agoJoin us for Poetry Day on November 20 with visiting writer Jessica Jacobs!
Join us for Poetry Day on November 20 with visiting writer Jessica Jacobs!
Last week, we were thrilled to host author @lizcharlottegrant.bsky.social ! In her afternoon workshop, Liz shared insights into her robust research process, showing us how a single story from a podcast sparked a deep-dive down a Wikipedia rabbit hole, shaping an entire chapter!
One more hour until @lizcharlottegrant.bsky.social afternoon workshop! And there's still time to purchase tickets for tonight!
PLNU MA in Writing@plnuwritingma.bsky.social · 11mo agoOur next guest for our Fall 2025 Visiting Writers series is @lizcharlottegrant.bsky.social who will be here tomorrow (10/29), leading an afternoon workshop at 3, and an evening lecture at 7! Purchase your tickets here! plnu.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx...
Our next guest for our Fall 2025 Visiting Writers series is @lizcharlottegrant.bsky.social who will be here tomorrow (10/29), leading an afternoon workshop at 3, and an evening lecture at 7! Purchase your tickets here! plnu.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx...
Point Loma Nazarene University | Ticketing - M.A.W. Visiting Writers Series: Liz Charlotte Grant & Book of Genesis
M.A. in Writing Visiting Writers Series: Liz Charlotte Grant & the Book of GenesisSponsored by PLNU's Reuben Welch School of Theology and Christian Ministry7:00 PM - Liz Charlotte Grant & the Book of ...
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@mitchalbom1.bsky.social led an amazing workshop yesterday afternoon as part of the Fall 2025 MAW Visiting Writers Series where he responded to student questions about craft, fear, routine, and growth!
Hear from some of our grad students about their excitement for tomorrow's guest @mitchalbom1.bsky.social who will lead a 3 PM Writing Workshop in Latter 101. Can't make the in-person event? No worries! You can purchase live-stream tickets here: plnu.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx...
Congrats to our second year MAW graduate student @annawangyuan.bsky.social on placing second in the William Faulkner Literary Competition for her short story, "My Nephew, My Vacuous Nephew"! Read more about it here! www.pointloma.edu/news/ma-writ...
M.A. Writing Student Anna Wang Takes Second Place in Prestigious William Faulkner Literary Competition
M.A. Writing Student Anna Wang Takes Second Place in Prestigious William Faulkner Literary Competition
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