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Dawes has long been a member of the MFA poetry faculty, a guiding hand working steadfastly to build a more diverse and equitable program and lending his name to the Kwame Dawes Mapmakers Scholarship.
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News and Stories | MFA in Writing
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The experience of competing at the NCAA Division I wasn't all that Sydnie Binder '22 MFA '24 hoped for. She has become a standout at the Division III level for Pacific, both on the tennis court and in the classroom.
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Videos of the fall and winter 2023-24 Mapmakers Alumni Institute sessions are now available.
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Anis Mojgani, the 10th poet laureate of Oregon, brings his dynamic combination of poetry and visual art to °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ's Forest Grove Campus for the 2024 Whiteley Distinguished Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 15.
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On Oct. 25, the Master of Fine Arts in Writing presented the fall Mapmakers Alumni Institute, "The Human in Humor," featuring Sanjiv Bhattacharya, Bernard Cooper, and Kwame Dawes Mapmakers Scholar Angela Wang MFA '23 (Nonfiction).Â
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A love of running has taken AK Freeland MFA '20 around the world, providing incredible experiences and subject matter for her creative outlets.
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Melissa Johnson MFA '24 has been awarded the Fall 2023 Mapmakers Teaching Assistantship, a competitive opportunity co-sponsored by the Master of Fine Arts and English programs.
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The Pacific MFA in Writing is thrilled to toast faculty writer Chris Abani on the selection of his collection Smoking the Bible as the 2023 UNT Rilke Poetry Prize winner, which recognizes a book written by a mid-career poet that demonstrates exceptional artistry and vision.
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MFA faculty Chris Abani is among the finalists for the 2024 Neustadt International Prize for Literature. This prestigious prize recognizes significant contributions to world literature and has a history as a lead-up to the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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°ÅÀÖÊÓƵ's Master of Fine Arts program hosted novelist Chang-rae Lee in a conversation with Michael Hahn MFA '23 as part of the Mapmakers Alumni Institute. The MFA program is proud to share a video of the online presentation.
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Nonfiction writer Kao Kalia Yang and poet Shara McCallum, both of whom teach in °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ’s low-residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing program, each have been awarded 2023 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowships.
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MFA Faculty Kao Kalia Yang and Shara McCallum Awarded 2023 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowships