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Pacific University's Master of Fine Arts program hosted novelist Chang-rae Lee in a conversation with Michael Hahn MFA '23 as part of the Mapmakers Alumni Institute. The MFA program is proud to share a video of the online presentation.
MFA Faculty Kao Kalia Yang and Shara McCallum Awarded 2023 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowships
Award winning Pacific faculty member Shara McCallum leads a three-day Masterclass in Poetry and Nonfiction for writers of color. Register now for this program in April, which features the theme of "Inheritance." 
Faculty Poet Shara McCallum and book cover for "No Ruined Stone"
MFA faculty poet Shara McCallum's sixth book, No Ruined Stone, has won the 2022 Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Award. The Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation’s Annual Legacy Awards Ceremony honors the best in Black literature in the United States and around the globe.
Science fiction author Kate Sheeran Swed MFA ’14 writes books about reckless heroines and messy adventures, centering stories that question how today's actions will impact future generations. 
Shivanee Ramlochan, Rajiv Mohabir, Rhony Bhopla
Rhony Bhopla MFA '22 to lead Mapmakers Alumni Institute
Director Scott Korb adds his thoughts to Catapult's "Don't Write Alone" MFA Roundtable.
MFA faculty poet Shara McCallum nominated for 2022 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award
Michael Hahn
Michael Hahn MFA '23 awarded the Fall 2022 Mapmakers Teaching Assistantship.  

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