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A Low-Residency MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults. Learn from award-winning faculty. | Next info session: 07/20 | Fall ‘24 application deadline: 09/01
St. Paul, MN
Joined January 2014
Do you want to write children’s books? Do you want to build a writing community? Do you want to sharpen your storytelling skills? Do you want to learn from award-winning authors? Find out how an MFAC degree from Hamline University can help you do that and more.
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Want to know what an MFAC residency is like? Join us for a two-day mini virtual residency with our fabulous faculty!
erinentradakelly.com
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We’re launching a newsletter! Storyteller’s Inkpot is now on Substack
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Congratulations to Erin Entrada Kelly for her #book THE FIRST STATE OF BEING winning the 102nd John Newbery Medal! About 6 months ago, I had the pleasure of reading & reviewing this beautiful #middlegrade novel & I loved it! Totally deserving! Check out my review and learn more
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Congratulations to alumna Melanie Sumrow (‘23) on winning an Odyssey honor for excellence in audiobooks produced for children for GIRLS LIKE US!
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Congratulations to faculty member Erin Entrada Kelly on winning her second (!) Newberry Award for The First State of Being!!!
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Read the interview with faculty member Meg Medina!
Meg Medina reflects on her two-year term as the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, which came to an end on December 12 https://t.co/qsK1hazcOZ
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Early bird pricing ends today!
Alumni! Early bird pricing for alumni weekend ends on Monday, December 16. Join beloved former faculty Jackie Briggs Martin and Phyllis Root for a cozy picture book weekend!
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Alumni! Early bird pricing for alumni weekend ends on Monday, December 16. Join beloved former faculty Jackie Briggs Martin and Phyllis Root for a cozy picture book weekend!
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New book alert!! CANDACE, THE UNIVERSE, AND EVERYTHING by @Sherri_L_Smith coming Fall 2025 from @PutnamBooks!
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New deals for Melissa Clark, Deborah Hopkinson, Ann Clare LeZotte, and others.
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Congratulations to @AimeeLucido (‘17) and Alicia Williams (‘13)! Both alumni have books on the NYPL’s Best 100 Books for Kids 2024 list!
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Our expert librarians have selected the year's best books for kids, teens, and adults! Plus, find titles in accessible formats, and learn more about our 2025 picks.
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We’re so proud of faculty member @erinentrada and 2013 alum Alicia D. Williams. Congratulations on being selected for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature longlist!
Congratulations to the Longlisted authors: Olivia A. Cole (@rantingowl), Violet Duncan, Margarita Engle (@margaritapoet), @joshgalarza, Erin Entrada Kelly, @randyribay, Shifa Saltagi Safadi, Angela Shanté (@fromajwithlove), Ali Terese, and Alicia D. Williams!
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Thanks, @AnnMatzke, for showing writers how you turned a vivid memory into an effective essay: Weathering A Storm of Ideas: On Shaping a Nonfiction Story https://t.co/mPZ3p3A4d0 via @brevitymag @HamlineMFAC @GuerillaMemoir @HornBook @AriTison
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By Ann Matzke I grew up in Chicago and my summers were spent on Lake Michigan. I wanted my children to have that lake experience, but living landlocked in Nebraska made it difficult, until we disco…
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Residency 4 is all done. I’m going into my 4th and final semester of the @HamlineMFAC program and I’m excited and also a bit sad. I’ve found such a nurturing, beautiful community there and I’m not in a hurry to leave it! But alas. Here goes!
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Comic Con is Coming! I'll be at #sdcc as usual this year. Come by Small Press and see us. Come to my signing on Sunday! Ask me about my new graphic novel, PEARL, and my mega-sized version of CHAOS CAT! It's gonna be fun! #sdccc2024 #smallpress #graphicnovels #oraclecards #art
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Absolutely delighted to share this beautiful news from @PublishersWkly! Link in the bio. Preorder today! #graphicnovel #Scholastic #Graphix #librarians #teachers #historicalfiction #WWII
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🔔 Walter Grant applications are officially OPEN! 🔔 Emerging writers or illustrators with a diverse background can apply for one of our Walter Grants starting TODAY! Apply and see our full eligibility guidelines below! ⬇️ 💻 https://t.co/k0pcw1875U
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With an MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults, you can teach creative writing at the university level. Every #HamlineMFAC student writes a critical thesis and presents their research to their peers and professors.
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"In every single thing I do, in every single thing I write, there is a love letter for someone who needs it." -@kaokaliayang
#HamlineMFAC
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