Would you like to study writing with Ellen Kushner, Delia Sherman, and me?

Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman will be teaching, once again, in the MA/MFA Program in Children's Literature at Hollins University in the Summer of 2015 -- and this time, I'll be joining them there as the 2015 Writer-in-Residence. You can find more more about the program on Ellen's blog, Puggy's Hill.

Please note that Delia's class will be available to all students, as will consultations with me -- but Ellen will be teaching an Advanced Seminar, so in order to study with her you will need to be at least a second year student. And that means you must apply now for this year's program and begin classes this summer. The application deadline is coming up fast: March 15, 2014.

Don't let the impending deadline put you off if this is something you'd be interested in. "The program encourages all levels of students," Ellen says. "Seriously.  And there is Financial Aid.  It's a 6-week summer semester, a chance to find out just what you're capable of; and during the year, you can acquire credits through on-line courses. And, because one does not enter grad school lightly or precipitously:  Say 'Ellen sent me,' and our fabulous Program Director will accept applications through April 15th!"

That's Ellen, me, and Delia in the picture above, taken some years ago here in Chagford. We're older and, I certainly hope, wiser now...so come join us at Hollins in 2015, and let us impart some of what we've learned over all these years to you.