Overview

Children’s Book Writing and Illustration at Hollins University curriculum consists literature, creative writing, and illustration courses covering all forms and genres within children’s and young adult literature.

Quick Facts:

Students learn from a diverse range of visiting speakers over the six-week summer term, including a scholar-in-residence on campus for one week and a writer-in-residence on campus for two weeks.

Sixty credits are required for the degree, including five illustration courses, three courses in critical study of illustration and text, and three writing courses, including an Advanced Writing Tutorial, limited to no more than six students, in which you will begin work on your illustrated thesis project.
Final-semester students get a portfolio review and feedback from a major publishing house.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

History and Criticism of Children's Literature
Children's Literature in Translation
The Craft of Writing for Children
Storytelling
Advanced Creative Writing Tutorial
Studies in Myth and Folktale

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-06-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-02-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

More details

On occasion, circumstances allow a qualified student’s admission after the deadline.

Language

English

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Credits

90 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Roanoke, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

You must have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
Undergraduate transcripts
A manuscript sample of your best writing
Three letters of recommendation
The GRE isn’t required, but you may submit scores to support your application
If you’re applying for the M.F.A. in Children’s Book Writing & Illustrating, you must also present a digital portfolio of 6-10 images representing your best work.
The writing sample for an M.F.A. must be creative.
Letters of recommendation should be submitted on the recommender’s letterhead. Please do not use recommendation forms.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

27000 USD / year

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Out-of-State

27000 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

27000 USD / year

≈ 27000 USD / year

Funding

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