Hamline MFAC

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.

Want to know what an MFAC residency is like? Join us for a two-day mini virtual residency with our fabulous faculty! erinentradakelly.com/workshops

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

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

Congratulations to alumna Melanie Sumrow (‘23) on winning an Odyssey honor for excellence in audiobooks produced for children for GIRLS LIKE US!

Congratulations to faculty member Erin Entrada Kelly on winning her second (!) Newberry Award for The First State of Being!!!

Read the interview with faculty member Meg Medina!

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…

New book alert!! CANDACE, THE UNIVERSE, AND EVERYTHING by @Sherri_L_Smith coming Fall 2025 from @PutnamBooks! publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/ch…

Pasta Pasta Lotsa Pasta by @AimeeLucido

Mid-Air by Alicia D. Williams

Congratulations to @AimeeLucido (‘17) and Alicia Williams (‘13)! Both alumni have books on the NYPL’s Best 100 Books for Kids 2024 list! nypl.org/books-more/rec…

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!

@AnnaLindsey @penn_state @PSUBellisario 🎉🎉🎉

@Cristinawriteon @KidsCanPress @RedBalloonBooks @FilTheShelves @diversebooks It’s gorgeous!!

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 brevity.wordpress.com/2024/08/23/wea… via @brevitymag @HamlineMFAC @GuerillaMemoir @HornBook @AriTison

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!

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

Absolutely delighted to share this beautiful news from @PublishersWkly! Link in the bio. Preorder today! #graphicnovel #Scholastic #Graphix #librarians #teachers #historicalfiction #WWII

🔔 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/WalterGrants20…