PLNU MA in Writing

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!

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...

Check out this stunning essay by @plnuwritingma.bsky.social alumni Denise Magloire, published in Phoebe Journal! phoebejournal.com/island-of-fl...

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…

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...

Check out this stunning poem, "But They Never Taught Us Creole," written by @plnuwritingma.bsky.social alumna Denise Magloire: luckyjefferson.com/but-they-nev...

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 ...

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...

Join us TONIGHT!

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...

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.

Check out this latest poem from MAW alumn @poetrybyemma.bsky.social called "Hardhat Jesus," published in Solid Food Press!: www.solidfoodpress.com/post/hardhat...

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.

Nadeen Murhaf Maida — RogueAgent

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

Join us for Poetry Day on November 20 with visiting writer Jessica Jacobs!

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...

Check out this interview with MAW alumn
@nocturnalxlight.bsky.social
on "Horror, Telling Stories, and Aspec Power"! acedadadvice.substack.com/p/horror-tel...

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...

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!

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 ...

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...

@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...

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

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...

@lizcharlottegrant.bsky.social will be here for in-person/live-streamed events, leading a workshop and discussing her book "Knock at the Sky" on October 29th! Purchase your tickets here! plnu.universitytickets.com

Virtually join @lizcharlottegrant.bsky.social and PLNU's Reuben Welch School of Theology and Christian Ministry as they creatively engage with the book of Genesis on Wednesday, Oct. 29th at 7:00 PM!

Save the date for October 27th!

We had an amazing @plnuwritingma.bsky.social Visiting Writers Series with @samuelashworth.bsky.social. He ran a masterclass on student drafts, read from THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AUGUST SWEENEY, and delivered a lecture titled “The Art of Telling.” Such a generous, wise human!

We were thrilled to host Samuel Ashworth last Thursday for an afternoon workshop and evening reading & lecture! Samuel read a stunning excerpt from his novel "The Death & Life of August Sweeney" and gave a fantastic talk on the art of telling!

Congrats to @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social for the publication of three of their aro/ace horror poems in Salon Sinister's inaugural issue!