WRIT 8354 - Groundings in the Craft, Literature, and Business of Writing for Children and Young Adults: Point of View

In this session, students study the fundamentals of the craft of point of voice and voice in the picture book, fiction, and nonfiction. They also attend daily lectures/presentations and mini-courses focusing on other issues of craft, on forms of writing, and on the history of children’s and YA literature. Students participate in daily two-hour workshops led by faculty advisors and discuss common books selected by the faculty and read before the residency. In addition, they explore the processes of submitting their work for publication to an agent or editor, working with an editor, promoting their creative work, living life and making a living as a writer. Third semester students give a lecture based on the material in their extended critical essays; fourth semester students give a public reading from their creative thesis projects.

Credits: 4