A story has a way of seeing. In this session, we’ll study how POV can open up new angles on plot—how zooming in and out, skipping ahead or drawing out, can create narrative energy that’s an implicit answer to the question: And then what? Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/seei...

Calling all spellcasters! In this generative writing intensive, we will challenge ourselves to write without metaphor by studying the ordinary and exacting language. In-class prompts and exercises accessible for all genres and levels included! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/ordi...

Calling all poets! This session will examine closely a sample of poetics that engage in image and text (including work that operate at a 3D level) and curates a particular aural/sonic experience. Includes generative prompts and more! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/poet...

In this generative workshop, we’ll cover essential elements of long and short form reviews, with a special focus on essay-length reviews. We’ll also address practical aspects of finding a home for your review and more! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/deve...

In this generative craft intensive, we'll cover all things non-normative storytelling in creative nonfiction. Writers will leave with at least three pieces in varying levels of doneness. Come ready to write! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/lets...

This intensive is a springboard for writers feeling stuck or seeking fresh inspiration and new ways of seeing. A full reading list with PDFs will be emailed in advance. Students will experiment with short writing prompt bursts and more! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/the-...

TONIGHT! Please join us to hear four of our amazing faculty members read this Monday in Portland at 7:30pm PST!⁠ ⁠ All readings are free and open to the public + have ASL interpreters. #osw2026

TONIGHT! Please join us to hear three of our wonderful faculty members read tonight in Portland at 7:30pm PST! All readings are free and open to the public + have ASL interpreters. #osw2026

This craft intensive is a space to explore the possibility of entanglement, fragmentation, and reconstruction by engaging in the practice of collage to enhance our work and our understanding of the world around us. Scholarship available! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/coll...

Create space for your work, words, and springtime at the Debut 40 Residency in PDX! Debut 40: Open to any unpublished author 40 and above working on a full-length manuscript. Apply here: mccormackwritingcenter.org/residencies/

BLOOM your writing at an MWC Residency in the scenic and vibrant PNW! This residency includes a stipend, private accommodation, Lyft credit, a public reading/reception at Bishop & Wilde, and plenty of uninterrupted creative time! Apply here: mccormackwritingcenter.org/residencies/

Spring into creativity at the MWC (formerly Tin House Workshop)'s General Residency! This residency includes a $1200 dollar stipend, private accommodation, Lyft credit, a public reading/reception at Bishop & Wilde, and more! Apply here: mccormackwritingcenter.org/residencies/

Let your art BLOSSOM in Spring 2027 at a MWC Residency in beautiful Portland! ⁠ ⁠ Each of our residencies includes a $1200 stipend, private accommodation, Lyft credit, a public reading/reception at Bishop & Wilde, and plenty of creative time! ⁠ Apply: mccormackwritingcenter.org/residencies/

The third person doesn’t have to be a voice from the wild beyond–it can be intimate, embodied, and stylish. In this generative intensive we will practice entering the minds of our characters from an embedded third person point of view and more! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/thir...

In memoir, the writer takes the reader on a journey through the past, illuminated by the present. Students will leave this session with a packet of writing exercises and a document tracing the structures of dozens of contemporary memoirs. Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/time...

In this generative workshop, we’ll cover essential elements of long and short form reviews, with a special focus on essay-length reviews. We’ll also address practical aspects of finding a home for your review and more! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/deve...

A story has a way of seeing. In this session, we’ll study how POV can open up new angles on plot—how zooming in and out, skipping ahead or drawing out, can create narrative energy that’s an implicit answer to the question: And then what? Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/seei...

In this generative craft intensive, we'll cover all things non-normative storytelling in creative nonfiction. Writers will leave with at least three pieces in varying levels of doneness. Come ready to write! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/lets...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year again! 2026 Oregon Summer Workshop faculty readings will be held July 12th-18th at the outdoor amphitheater at Reed College. As always, these readings are free and open to the public! We can't wait to see you there! #osw2026

Calling all spellcasters! In this generative writing intensive, we will challenge ourselves to write without metaphor by studying the ordinary and exacting language. In-class prompts and exercises accessible for all genres and levels included! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/ordi...

Calling all poets! This session will examine closely a sample of poetics that engage in image and text (including work that operate at a 3D level) and curates a particular aural/sonic experience. Includes generative prompts and more! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/poet...

This craft intensive is a space to explore the possibility of entanglement, fragmentation, and reconstruction by engaging in the practice of collage to enhance our work and our understanding of the world around us. Scholarship available! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/coll...

This intensive is a springboard for writers feeling stuck or seeking fresh inspiration and new ways of seeing. A full reading list with PDFs will be emailed in advance. Students will experiment with short writing prompt bursts and more! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/the-...

Thank you to our dear 2025-2026 Reading Fellows! Our programs are deeply shaped by our amazing Fellows, who are also our alumni, and without their work and dedication the McCormack Writing Center not be the same! We cannot wait to see what these artists do next.

In this online seminar, Edgar Gomez will break down everything writers need to know about book proposals, from sample pages to comps and marketing, and will personally walk you through the book proposal that landed him his own deal! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/the-...

What can a sex scene do? In this generative class, we’ll consider the power of the sex scene, and what it can accomplish in fiction and nonfiction to explore theme, character, context, and beyond. Scholarship available! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/beyo...

In this generative craft intensive, we'll cover all things non-normative storytelling in creative nonfiction. Writers will leave with at least three pieces in varying levels of doneness. Come ready to write! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/lets...

This intensive is a springboard for writers feeling stuck or seeking fresh inspiration and new ways of seeing. A full reading list with PDFs will be emailed in advance. Students will experiment with short writing prompt bursts and more! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/the-...

In this online seminar, Edgar Gomez will break down everything writers need to know about book proposals, from sample pages to comps and marketing, and will personally walk you through the book proposal that landed him his own deal! Sign-up: mccormackwritingcenter.org/product/the-...

Applications for the MWC (formerly Tin House Workshop)’s Speculative Fiction Workshop CLOSE TODAY! As with all of our programming, scholarships and fee waivers are available! Scholarships include those for trans writers, BIPOC writers, and more! Apply: mccormackwritingcenter.org/speculative-...