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

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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/worksho…
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We’re launching a newsletter! Storyteller’s Inkpot is now on Substack hamlinemfac.substack.com

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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 about this one of a kind tale! #Newberymedal #youthmediaawards #ala #kidlit #BookReviews
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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 bit.ly/4gzjjLT
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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! ticketbud.com/events/dbc799f…
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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! ticketbud.com/events/dbc799f…

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Mid-Air by Alicia D. Williams
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Pasta Pasta Lotsa Pasta by @AimeeLucido
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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!
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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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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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Hamline MFAC retweeted
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! ⬇️ 💻 bit.ly/WalterGrants2024
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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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