Portland State University's Creative Writing Program

01/28/2025

Today!

Panel Discussion: From Manuscript to Marketplace—The Last Grand Tour’s Collaborative Journey

Join us at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28, for a panel discussion with PSU Creative Writing alumni from local small press Korza Books and Professor Emeritus Michael N. McGregor about their collaborative work to prepare McGregor’s Kirkus-starred and highly acclaimed debut novel, The Last Grand Tour, for its release that day.

Michael and the Korza staff will give attendees an inside look at the journey from manuscript to published book, focusing on the practical steps of manuscript evaluation, revision and editing, cover and page design, promotion and marketing, and more.

06/01/2023

Dear friends,
Please join us tomorrow evening for the PSU Creative Writing MFA Graduation Reading.

6PM Friday, June 2
Oregon Contemporary
8371 N. Interstate Ave
Portland, OR

05/29/2023

Congratulations to our MFA graduates!
Please join us this Friday, June 2 to celebrate this year’s graduating MFA students 💫

6pm, Friday June 2
Oregon Center for Contemporary Art
8371 N. Interstate Ave.

12/05/2022

The Portland State University MFA in Creative Writing application deadline is January 15! 🌲 Come study in Portland, OR with John Beer, Paul Collins, Janice Lee, Gabe Urza & Leni Zumas. ✏️

https://www.pdx.edu/creative-writing/mfa-creative-writing-admissions

11/14/2022

Portland State University & Portland Community College are pleased to present a collaborative reading featuring Chad B. Anderson, Consuelo Wise, and Danny Thanh Nguyen.

6pm Friday December 2nd at
Corporeal Writing
510 SW 3rd Ave #101
Portland, OR 97204

Masks & proof of vax required.

10/20/2022

We currently have an open position for creative prose (creative nonfiction/hybrid prose).

The English Department at Portland State University invites applications for a Teaching Assistant Professor in Creative Prose in a 1.0 FTE continuous appointment position to begin December 16, 2022. We seek an active instructor who can contribute to the department by teaching undergraduate and gradu...

05/23/2022

This Friday!

12/19/2021

Reminder: The PSU MFA application deadline is January 15! 🌲 Study in Portland with John Beer, Paul Collins, Michele Glazer, Janice Lee, Gabe Urza, & Leni Zumas. ✏️ Details here: https://tinyurl.com/psucreativewriting

10/19/2021

10% of Variety's Best Podcasts are created by PSU alums! Congratulations to Sarah Marshall (You're Wrong About) and David Naimon (Between the Covers).

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/best-podcasts-of-2021-1235072613/?fbclid=IwAR2CtaKgkPqAfHDNEDH1JYmjDqHHrJwBWL4b8lfPM0RxefD0AJg4W41frDg

Finding a favorite new podcast to follow is process of trial and error. In some ways, it can feel a bit like internet dating. There’s that initial sense of excitement and possibility you get when y…