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CONTACT
(General Information)
Hollins University
Graduate Center
P.O. Box 9603
Roanoke, VA 24020-1603
(540) 362-6575
Fax (540) 362-6288
hugrad@hollins.edu

Children's Literature Program Director
Amanda Cockrell
(540) 362-6575
acockrell@hollins.edu

Children's Literature

Course offerings for Summer 2012
June 18 - July 27, 2012

  • History & Criticism of Children’s Literature I – Rhonda Brock-Servais
  • History & Criticism of Children’s Literature II - Len Hatfield
  • Minority Images in Children’s Literature: Reading in Color – Sharon Dennis Wyeth
  • Special Topic Section I: Setting the Record Straight: Narrative Accuracy in Historical Fiction, Nonfiction, and Cultural Representations - Alexandria LaFaye
  • Special Topic Section II – Scandinavian and Celtic Myth in Children’s and Young Adult Literature - C. W. Sullivan
  • Appalachian Traditions and Adaptations in Children’s Literature - Tina Hanlon
  • Creative Writing Seminar
  • The Craft of Writing for Children - Nancy Ruth Patterson
  • Genre Study in the Craft of Writing for Children/Magical Realism – Amanda Cockrell
  • Genre Study in the Craft of Writing for Children/Dystopian and Science Fiction Writing - Hillary Homzie
  • Creating Picture Books for Children – Ruth Sanderson
  • Advanced Writing Tutorial – Hillary Homzie, Alexandria La Faye, Sharon Dennis Wyeth


    Courses - for a comprehensive list of course offerings.
    [Note: "Setting the Record Straight: Narrative Accuracy in Historical Fiction, Nonfiction, and Cultural Representations" will replace the course listed in the 2011-12 course catalog as ENG 550 "Global Awareness in Children's and Young Adult Literature"]