Description
Hamline's low-residency MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults (MFAC) is hosting its winter residency, and on Saturday, January 17, prospective students are invited to attend. Spend the day embedded with your fellow writers, and get a close-up look at this exciting program — one of only a few MFAs in the country to focus exclusively on writing for children and young adults.
You can attend Prospective Student Day either virtually or in person. The day will include:
| 9 a.m. (CST) | Welcome |
| 9:15 a.m. | Faculty lecture – Only These Beautiful Voices: Letting Character Speak Through You, Abdi Nazemian |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Alumni panel – virtual, Markelle Grabo, The Redwood Bargain (YA); Beth Gier, It’s Like We Touched the Moon (MG in Verse); Danielle Davison, Hattie the Happy Camper (PB); Kesha Grant, Liberty’s Forgotten Hero (NFPB) |
| 11:45 a.m. | Lunch Lunch will be included for prospective students who attend in person |
| 1 p.m. |
Student lectures Ellen Stumbo |
| 2:15 p.m. | Faculty Presentation – The Writer’s Life, Ways of Making a Living as a Writer: Write-for-Hire, Freelance, Sarah Ahiers, Sherri Smith, Elizabeth Wein |
| 3:45 p.m. | Writing the Critical Essay |
| 6:45 p.m. | Graduate student readings |
Limited time on Saturday? Join us for the welcome at 9 a.m., and then for any of the daily events that fit your schedule.
Location
In-person or virtual
Contact
Office of Graduate Admission
651-523-2900
gradprog@hamline.edu