PLNU MA in Writing

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!

Congrats to PLNU MA in Writing alumna @poetrybyemma.bsky.social for the publication of her stunning poem "My dental hygienist tells me the divine feminine is making a comeback" in Issue 1 of Outskirts Literary Journal! Read it here: www.outskirtslit.com/emma-mccoy

We're so excited to welcome @mitchalbom1.bsky.social back to PLNU on October 27th for an afternoon craft workshop and evening conversation with Dean Nelson about his newest novel Twice!

Mark your calendars! 📚 Our second visiting writer this fall is award-winning novelist Sam Ashworth. Join us Oct. 2 for an afternoon craft workshop + an evening lecture & reading from his 2025 debut novel "The Death and Life of August Sweeney"!

Here's some more photos from the afternoon Q+A we had with author R.F. Kuang, which was moderated by Dr. Breeann Kirby!

We were thrilled to learn from bestselling author R.F. Kuang last week during an afternoon Q+A moderated by Dr. Breeann Kirby, and an evening conversation with Dean Nelson! She shared her insights on craft, the writing life, storytelling, and so much more. What an incredible day!

Amazing to have R.F. Kuang at @plnu.bsky.social yesterday for the Writers Symposium by the Sea!

Kuang did an afternoon Q&A with our @plnuwritingma.bsky.social students, moderated by Dr. Breeann Kirby. So much writing wisdom!!!

Join us this afternoon at 3:00 in Latter 101 on PLNU's Campus for a Q&A event with R.F. Kuang! Virtual tickets are also available for $5 for those who can't attend the event in person! plnu.universitytickets.com/w/default.as...

My Oceans: Essays of Water, Whales, and Women by Christina Rivera - Terrain.org Sarah Southern reviews Christina Rivera's My Oceans: Essays of Water, Whales, and Women, finding "ocean isn’t so much the theme of this book as its essence."

Check out graduate student @sarahbsouthern.bsky.social's review of Christina Rivera's 2025 book 'My Oceans' for @terrainorg.bsky.social! www.terrain.org/2025/reviews...

Our @plnuwritingma.bsky.social Visiting Writers series kicks off this week with NY Times Bestselling author R.F. Kuang at 6:30 PM on 9/11 in conversation with Dean Nelson! Visit this link for more information and ticket details: www.warwicks.com/event/kuang-...

Just a reminder that today is the final deadline for the @lastsyllablelit.bsky.social book awards!

Fall 2025 classes start back tomorrow! We're so excited for a brand new semester!

Book Awards | Last Syllable Literary Journal

Attention writers! @lastsyllablelit.bsky.social has moved the deadline to submit to our Book Awards to September 2nd. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity. Visit this website for more info: lastsyllablelit.com/book-awards

Read this beautiful, wonderful piece by our own MA in Writing alum @josiahroberts.bsky.social, and congratulations on such a stunning first essay publication in @therumpus.net!

Book Awards | Last Syllable Literary Journal

Reminder that the @lastsyllablelit.bsky.social Book Awards is still open for submissions! If you've recently published a book we want to read it! Visit lastsyllablelit.com/book-awards for more information. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity!

Book Awards | Last Syllable Literary Journal

Did you publish a book between 2023-2025? If so -- submit to the @lastsyllablelit.bsky.social book awards!!! Two awards will be given (in prose & poetry). Prizes include $1,000 & headlining our Visiting Writers Series. More information provided here lastsyllablelit.com/book-awards :)

Book Awards | Last Syllable Literary Journal

Calling writers with books published between 2023-2025!!! @lastsyllablelit.bsky.social is launching a new post-pub book award, which involves our @plnuwritingma.bsky.social program's grad students in selecting the next year's visiting writers. lastsyllablelit.com/book-awards

I’m so proud of our inaugural graduating @plnuwritingma.bsky.social cohort! I couldn’t have dreamed of 10 better writers to be our first grads. So special to cheer them on as they head off to various other writing endeavors! They make the world such a better place with their words.

CONGRATULATIONS to our first Masters of Arts in Writing cohort!! 🎉

@jessietaylor2896.bsky.social
@megcoley.bsky.social
@sacornwell.bsky.social
@poetrybyemma.bsky.social
@itmebugail.bsky.social
@josiahroberts.bsky.social
@nocturnalxlight.bsky.social
Denise Magloire
Tony Le Calvez
Jaden Goldfain

What an amazing final reading we had of both fiction and nonfiction, from both first year and second year cohorts!

What a powerful Monday evening to kick off a full last week! 🎉 📚