It’s been a year already—and oh, what a year it’s been. As COVID-19 continued to terradeform our social planet over the recent months, it became evident that RWW would need to move entirely online. Rapidly setting up the digital infrastructure, troubleshooting the technology, establishing a digital archive for global use, and strategizing how to recreate […]
From Week 1 of Residency With RWW’s summer residency in full swing, by noon I had climbed 36 flights of stairs on the first day of my “Online Presence” class. Since last year, Hannah Comerford and I updated our series to both clarify and expand on key issues facing professional writers online. In the end, […]
Every year the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) holds a national conference and bookfair somewhere in the USA. Participating again, PLU’s RWW joined this year’s event down in Portland, Oregon. Normally acquiring at least 12,000 attendees, word quickly spread on the final day that this year boasted an astonishing 15,000+ at the Oregon […]
Following the digital transformation of RWW’s Soundings this summer, Soundings Editor Hannah Comerford and I were invited to give an enthusiastically-received class for RWW writers this Residency period, laying out step-by-step how to create a strong website, navigate the nuanced digital sphere, authentically engage online, and market themselves professionally across a wide range of platforms–pulling […]
This summer, 4 years of planning culminated in the release of a redesigned, rebranded, and revivified website for PLU’s very own Soundings publication and community. Belonging to the premier low-res MFA in Creative Writing program, The Rainier Writing Workshop (RWW), this included a full rebranding of the program itself. First envisioned and created by Katrina Hays in […]
The Soundings’ spring issue is upon us, bringing to fruition a year of fresh new designs. Coincidentally, these four are my top favorite in the entire series thus far. If you haven’t yet, be sure to check out the fantastic articles featured within.
This November I attended the four-day Community College Humanities Association’s 2017 National Conference at the beautiful Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. Over 100 concurrent humanities presentations were given from collaborating colleges around the country, and three high-profile keynote speakers were featured: D. Watkins, Janine de Giovanni, and P. Bertrand Phillips. For this event, I […]
Recent magazine publications: The Community College Humanities Review (CCHR, Fall and Spring) for the Community College Humanities Association (CCHA). Soundings (Fall and Spring) for PLU’s Rainier Writing Workshop (RWW).