Visiting Writer at Whitworth MFA in January!

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Visiting Writer at Whitworth MFA in January!

Thrilled to announce that in January I will be one of the visiting writers at residency for the low-residency MFA creative writing program at Whitworth University.

This is a new MFA program with roots in Seattle Pacific University’s MFA program, where I had attended and includes two 10-day residencies per year (January and July), five in all, and then four full correspondence semesters in which students will send work periodically to the mentors for feedback and direction. This MFA program has an uncommon openness to writers engaging with or grappling with religious or spiritual traditions, though that is by no means the only focus.

Now is the time to apply if you’d like to join the cohort that will begin in January.

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The Source of Joy

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The Source of Joy

am one of those people who chooses a word for the year. The word usually reveals itself through prayer and the themes the Holy Spirit keeps recalling as I attempt to grow in my faith.

In 2020, my word of the year was JOY. I thought to myself, this is going to be easy!  And fun!  The year of joy!

And then, 2020 happened. I live in Seattle, where the first wave of the pandemic hit.

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