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Become a member of portland's vibrant community of writers.

Portland State University's Creative Writing Program offers Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degrees in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. Located in the center of one of the country's most vibrantly literary cities, the Creative Writing Program provides writers with opportunities for creative development with a  core faculty of prominent authors: Janice Lee, Gabriel Urza, and Leni Zumas in Fiction; John Beer and visiting writer Consuelo Wise in Poetry; and Paul Collins and Justin Hocking in Nonfiction.

Portland Review

Founded in 1956, Portland Review  publishes prose, poetry, art, and translations reflecting a wide spectrum of aesthetic styles and voices. Produced by the graduate students in Portland State University’s English Department,  Portland Review  is proud to publish both established and emerging writers.

BFA in Creative Writing

Our Bachelor in Fine Arts in Creative Writing provides students with the skills and experience to enter the creative field or graduate study as writers, editors, and teachers. We feature a comprehensive curriculum of workshops in craft/technique and opportunities for students to work closely with peers and published authors .

MFA in Creative Writing

Our Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing emphasizes workshops and close mentorship by core faculty , while providing the flexibility of a part-time option and the rich course offerings of PSU. Our program is distinguished by the diversity of its student body and by the accomplishments of its alumni .

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Matthew Dickman

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Caroline Koopford

Brian Trapp

Karen E. Walker

Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing

Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing

The Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing program is unique in that it considers language as one among many available materials. Situated in a school of art and design known for its strong support of interdisciplinary practices, our program encourages experimentation within and across writing forms, genres, and mediums along with a variety of publishing formats to include print, digital, sound, performance, and text-image works. This is writing as studio art.

The program offers tracks in prose, poetry, cross-genre, and literary translation. Portland-based residencies in winter and summer are supplemented with mentor-based independent work throughout the rest of the year.

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Low Residency Creative Writing at PNCA: Summer Residency 2024 Talks, Workshops, Readings, Panels, and Performances

From June 20 to June 30, PNCA's Low Residency Creative Writing program hosts its Summer Residency. Here's information on talks, workshops, readings, panels, and performances.

PNCA's Low Residency Creative Writing January 2024 Residency Talks, Workshops, Readings, and Performances

PNCA's Low Residency Creative Writing January 2024 Residency Talks, Workshop, Readings, and Performances include new faculty Jennifer S Cheng, Megan Milks, Lara Mimosa Montes, and Emilly Prado and Guest Artist Gabrielle Civil. 

2023 National Portfolio Day Hosted at PNCA

Launch your future in art and design! Visit with counselors, admissions team members, and faculty from art and design schools for a portfolio review before applying to colleges or universities.

PNCA Graduate Symposium: Art + Social Consciousness

PNCA welcomes the Portland community to participate in this year’s Graduate Symposium with keynote speakers featuring: Nina Elder + vanessa german!

Amanda Ross-Ho and Catherine Taft, in conversation, hosted by PNCA & ILY2

The Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies, in collaboration with ILY2, is pleased to announce a conversation between artist Amanda Ross-Ho and writer and curator Catherine Taft.

Writing in Portland

Our annual residencies are in the heart of Portland, Oregon where we are deeply integrated into its community of artists and writers who have made a real commitment to making art that is revelatory, experimental, and that advocates for social justice.

The program draws upon our existing strong relationships with partners in our burgeoning Portland literary scene—including Write Around Portland (WRAP), IN TRANSLATION Reading Series, Literary Arts, Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC), Regional Arts & Cultural Council (RACC), Mother Foucault’s bookshop, Powell’s Books, Passages Bookshop, Poetry Press Week, Tender Table, Street Books, along with a host of local, regional, and national small presses, e.g., Tavern Books, Gramma Poetry, New Directions, Wave Books, Hawthorne Books, among others.

Thanks to a Collins Foundation Grant, we are able to fulfill our envisioning principle of encouraging equity in race, gender, and sexual identification/orientation in American literary culture.

For more information or for any questions about the program, email Jay Ponteri , Director of Low-Res MFA in Creative Writing, or Graduate Admissions .

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Students who elect to minor in Creative Writing represent a variety of majors from across the University of Oregon campus. Architecture, Psychology, English, Biology, Journalism, Art History, Classics, Ethnic Studies, Sociology, and Public Relations are just a few of the fields of studies of our past minors. All Creative Writing students enjoy small classes with a highly dedicated faculty.

Imagination and creative are certainly points of emphasis in our courses, but they are in equal balance with an emphasis on critical inquiry and the concise articulation of ideas in the workshop process. Our conversations may be about our art, but they are not just about our art. They require compassion and clarity, kindness and honesty. We believe the skills a successful Creative Writing student develops transcend any given workshop in Poetry, Fiction, or Nonfiction. The skills we foster in the Creative Writing Program will serve the aspiring English teacher, medical student, entrepreneur, and computer scientist alike.

For those students interested in pursuing the M.F.A. degree, the Creative Writing Minor signals a serious commitment to craft, and will provide students significant and refined portfolio materials for their applications.

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The Creative Writing Program offers two formal courses of study for University of Oregon undergraduates:

Minor in Creative Writing

The creative writing minor offers courses in which students study matters of craft by reading and writing creative works, develop critical thinking and interpretive skills, hone their ability to articulate complex ideas with subtlety and clarity, and gain instruction in the mechanics of writing. Students must take courses for letter grades. Course work required for the minor must be passed with grades of B– or better.

Of the 24 required credits, a maximum of 8 credits at the 200 or 300 level may be transferred. All courses at the 400 level must be taken in residence at the University of Oregon.

Nontransferable. Kidd Tutorial courses are by application only.

Repeatable for credit.

Questions regarding the minor should be addressed to the program director. Students must apply for the minor through the program’s office well in advance of graduation for transcript evaluation. In order be eligible for the minor, students must complete all degree requirements and a major in another academic department.

Kidd Tutorial Program

Implemented through the generosity of the Walter P. Kidd family, this yearlong tutorial offers the chance to study writing and literary craft using literary models. The program, which requires a three-term commitment from participants, accommodates a highly flexible and individualized study of fiction, poetry, and literary nonfiction writing. Each section matches one graduate employee—a poet or fiction writer—with as many as 10 students and is overseen by the director of the Kidd Tutorial Program. Participants earn 12 credits in Kidd Workshop I ( CRWR 225 ) , Kidd Workshop II Poetry ( CRWR 235 ) , Kidd Workshop III: Poetry ( CRWR 335 ) or Kidd Workshop I ( CRWR 225 ) , Kidd Workshop II: Fiction ( CRWR 245 ) . Kidd Workshop III: Fiction ( CRWR 345 ) . Information about application procedures is available on the program’s website.

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Oregon State University has a long tradition of excellence in producing and teaching creative writing, going all the way back to the 1950s when the future distinguished novelist William Kittredge was a student here, and Bernard Malamud won a National Book Award while teaching in the English Department.

This is a distinguished past, but our present is even more remarkable.

Creative Writing has never been more vital or successful at OSU than it is right now, with a nationally competitive pool of applicants in fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction, full funding for all our students through GTA positions, with full tuition waiver, a vibrant Visiting Writers Series, and the new Stone Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement. For information on the high-residency program and its GTA fellowships, please contact the SWLF main office at [email protected] , call 541-737-3244, or visit their website.

A low-residency variant of the program is also available on the OSU-Cascades campus in Bend, Oregon.

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Unique, affordable, and rigorous, the Eastern Oregon University low residency MFA in Creative Writing is where your writing practice and intellectual curiosity will find a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive community of writers.

Applications are now closed for the ’24-’25 academic year.

At Eastern Oregon University, we share a core belief that creative individuals are an under-appreciated and under-used resource. The creative makers among us have much to offer their communities and we commit ourselves therefore to fostering that creativity. It is our belief, too, that finding community-based solutions to the real problems communities face can and should be a collaboration in which the creativity of artists and writers play vital, enduring roles for enriching the lives of all. The Grande Ronde Valley and nearby Wallowa Valley are gateways to Eastern Oregon’s Wallowa Mountains and Oregon’s largest wilderness, the Eagle Cap Wilderness, which provide an exceptional resource for student writers enrolled in our Wilderness, Ecology, and Community program. In collaboration with our program partner, the Summer Fishtrap Gathering of Writers at Wallowa Lake near Joseph, Oregon, we strive to create a truly one-of-its-kind literary experience for our students . We also offer a special (optional) concentration in Landscape, Ecology, and Community .

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Graduates of EOU’s MFA in Creative Writing emerge as skilled and innovative writers, equipped with a deep understanding of their craft and the literary world. Our program prepares you for diverse career paths, from publishing and teaching to community-based writing projects and beyond.

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• Develop advanced writing skills across multiple genres and styles.
• Engage deeply with the landscape and ecological themes through creative work.
• Collaborate with a supportive community of writers and artists.
• Apply creative solutions to real-world community challenges.
• Enhance your professional writing career through networking and literary events.
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EOU offers a traditional genre-based two-year low residency program that requires 60 credits of course work, including two 14-day summer residencies followed each year by online mentorship on writing projects. This format provides the freedom to work from anywhere while benefiting from in-person interactions during residencies.

The program’s unique format supports your creative journey with flexible learning opportunities, while our rich partnerships with Fishtrap and local literary events offer an immersive and engaging experience. Whether you’re joining us in La Grande or connecting remotely, you’ll be part of a dynamic community dedicated to your growth as a writer.

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Our MFA is flexible in requiring just one residency commitment a year: back-to-back weeks in July at the storied Fishtrap Gathering of Writers at Wallowa Lake near the artsy town of Joseph, and in nearby La Grande on EOU’s campus. These experiences offer distinct vibes under the same skies, separated by a scenic 1.5-hour drive around the Wallowa Mountains, known as the Little Alps of Oregon. Students may opt to attend just two summer residencies or they may attend a third on-campus week in a third summer and take slightly less distance-based coursework.

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There were about 34 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent data year.

There were roughly 21 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent year we have data available.

Embrace your passion for storytelling and learn the professional writing skills you'll need to succeed with our online MFA in Creative Writing. Write your novel or short story collection while earning a certificate in the Online Teaching of Writing or Professional Writing, with no residency requirement.

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There were roughly 39 creative writing students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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The Creative Writing major at OSU combines the study of the craft of creative writing with an in-depth study of literature. We prepare our students to think and write creatively, as well as hone their analytical, critical, technical, and editorial skills. Students learn to write, read, analyze, and communicate powerfully for a variety of fields and contexts.

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Creative Writing Requirements - 53 credits total

Lower Division: 17 credits

• Students must take all 3 200-level creative writing courses (9 credits)
• WR 224: Introduction to Fiction Writing
• WR 240: Introduction to Nonfiction Writing
• WR 241: Introduction to Poetry Writing
• Pick any 2 200-level ENG courses (8 credits)

Upper Division: 36 credits

•  WR 324: Short Story Writing*
• WR 340: Creative Nonfiction Writing*
• WR 341: Poetry Writing
• WR 424: Advanced Fiction Writing*
• WR 440: Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing*
• WR 441: Advanced Poetry Writing*
• Pick 1 pre-1800 upper-level (4 credits) ENG course
• Pick 1 post-1800 upper-level (4 credits) ENG course
• Pick 3 upper-level electives (12 credits) in ENG, WR, or FILM

*Note:  WR 324, 340, 341, 424, 440, 441 are repeatable for 8 credits

Learning Outcomes

Having completed the Creative Writing major, student will be able to:

• Analyze craft in a variety of forms, genres, and cultural contexts
• Apply aesthetic principles to their own creative work
• Respond to the work of peers in oral and written critiques
• Use practices of revision to produce polished and/or publishable manuscripts
• Recognize and interpret a wide variety of literature and genres (may include visual material and inter-cultural texts) using a range of theoretical and interpretive strategies including close reading, and write effective arguments about these texts.

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Students in Creative Writing at SOU’s Oregon Center for the Arts receive immersive training in the exciting field of contemporary literary production and culture. Intensive coursework in fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and cross-genre writing prepares graduates for active application of their skills, whether their goals are to go on to an advanced program of study or to enter the broader marketplace with the valuable edge afforded by a degree that emphasizes verbal skills and effective communication. Emphasis is on dynamic forms of multicultural, hypersocial, and interdisciplinary innovation, with a firm grounding in traditional models and precedents. Enabled by the combined power of intellectual rigor and imaginative freedom, our writers discover ways to break through the multiple barriers in their path to artistic fulfillment and professional achievement.

Check out the SOU Creative Writing Program student testimonial video here on YouTube . Visit our YouTube Channel playlist for more SOU academic program testimonial videos.

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What SOU Creative Writing Students are Saying

My experience in this program has been illuminating. It’s not just artistic growth the program offers, but personal growth as well. The teachers are extremely supportive and deeply intelligent people. This isn’t just me fluffing pillows. It’s worth anybody’s time.

I’ve found a close-knit community in the creative writing BFA. I get to work with my professors and friends on projects that interest me; all while being able to engage with the many great opportunities here in Ashland!

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Minor Requirements

Students receiving a minor in creative writing will successfully complete at least six CRWR courses in a staged sequence (introduction, intermediate, advanced courses and, for some students, the yearlong intensive Kidd Workshop sequence).

The backbone of the creative writing minor is a progressive sequence of writing classes and workshops: intro, intermediate and advanced courses in poetry and fiction. Additional course offerings may include literature for poets or fiction writers; advanced fiction and poetry seminars; and nonfiction workshops. 

Together your six minor courses will give you a broad range of experience in approaches to writing fiction and poetry. Students complete the minor with a varying array of courses, selected according to their own interests.

In addition, all students in our creative writing courses are invited to our visiting writer events—a fiction and poetry craft talk and reading each term. Recent visitors have included Robin Coste-Lewis, Mia Alvar, Mary Jo Salter, Andre Dubus III, Charles Wright and many others.

To be eligible for the minor, students must complete all degree requirements and a major in another academic department.

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Course Requirements

The creative writing minor requires 24 credits. Students must take 24 credit hours from the following (two courses at each level). Students completing the Kidd Workshops (our by-application-only yearlong intensive writing sequence) will receive credit toward the minor for three courses: two introductory and one intermediate.

Introductory Courses

Students must take CRWR 230: Intro to Poetry Writing, plus one of the following:

• CRWR 240 Intro to Fiction Writing
• CRWR 244 Intro to Creative Nonfiction

Intermediate Courses

Choose two:

• CRWR 330 Intermediate Poetry Writing (R)
• CRWR 336 Intermediate Creative Nonfiction (R)
• CRWR 340 Intermediate Fiction Writing (R)
• CRWR 399 Reading Poems (R)
• CRWR 399 Reading Fiction (R)

Advanced Courses

• CRWR 407 Advanced Poetry Seminar (R)
• CRWR 407 Advanced Fiction Writing Seminar (R)
• CRWR 413 Literature for Poets (R)
• CRWR 414 Literature for Fiction Writers (R)
• CRWR 435 Advanced Poetry Writing (R)
• CRWR 445 Advanced Fiction Writing (R)

(R) = Repeatable

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Registration Clearance Request

Students pursuing a minor in creative writing who are blocked from registering for 400-level CRWR courses may complete the form below to request registration clearance.

Clearance is contingent on receipt of a grade of B- or better in the prerequisite course(s); should you fail to meet the prerequisite, you must withdraw from the course(s) in a timely manner. By submitting this request, you agree to these conditions.