Whitworth Writers Workshop

04/14/2026

Our Director, Mischa Willett, is headed to Calvin University for the festival!! Stop by the Whitworth University booth and say hello ☺️!

03/06/2026

An absolute triumph last night at our AWP offsite reading! A host of strong poems full of wit and generosity, plenty of food, great venue, standing room only crowd: so much fun—thanks to our readers ➡️
Alissa Cherry
Brad Davis
Devon Miller-Duggan
Sally Rojan Kindred
Haley Hodges
Gabe Meek
Katie Manning
Jennifer Pons
Tania Runyan
Jen Grace Stewart
Sarah M Wells
Mischa Willett
Thom Caraway

02/24/2026

One poem. That's all we ask.

Come read one. Come hear some. Come drink wine in the coolest neighborhood in Baltimore. Thursday, March 5 · 7–9pm · Vino, Fells Point. Free.

Featuring Mischa Willett, Haley Hodges Schmid, Tania Runyan , Jen Grace Stewart, Jennifer Pons , & Marci Rae Johnson — hosted by Thom Caraway Want to read? Sign up at our booth.

Presented by Whitworth MFA + Rock & Sling.

02/18/2026

TODAY is THE DAY!
The MFA is participating in "One Pine Day" at Whitworth University, collecting donations (however small or large) to give **straight** to our students in the form of scholarships. 💵

Undertaking an MFA degree is a bold and prayerful move: we're trying to make it easier for our enrolling students to buy books, cover their travel to/from residencies, off-set tuition costs, etc. 🙏

Lend a hand? click 👇

Today, your support grows students’ lives and dreams.

02/17/2026

Be it hereafter known 🎺: we have decided to forego any further attempts to market our MFA, and will instead simply point interested parties toward this summary essay by recent alum of the program, David Lindrum. ☄️

Learning what it means to read better.

02/13/2026

People!
Everyone's favorite MFA program will be represented at this year's AWP Writing Organizations conference (convergence?) in Baltimore❗ If you'll be in the area March 4-6, come by our booth and say hello. Program Director Mischa Willett will be there as will an illustrious assortment of alums, signing their books and generally being friendly and fun to talk with.

02/12/2026

In case you haven't seen it, this is our new listing over at ChillSubs, where we are an official "MFA Partner." We think they did a fab job of laying out the relevant information. Here's hoping that practicing (working, submitting) writers (with keen design senses) agree. 👩‍🎨👨🏻‍💻

02/12/2026

https://www.chillsubs.com/mfa-partners/whitworth-mfa 🤩🤩🤩

01/22/2026

So little changed and still so much.

is brave and lovely as ever, and we're thankful all the time to have brought the program over here.

01/20/2026

An alumna of our program, Shemaiah Gonzalez, has a new book out, ON JOY, which seems, you know, needful these days. You might consider attending an MFA program whose graduates produces such things. Shemaiah will also be a **Visiting Faculty** member at our summer residency in JULY, should you like to meet/learn from her.