Simmons College at The Carle
Simmons College and The Carle are delighted to announce the expansion of our partnership offering graduate programs in children's literature at The Carle. We operate on a rolling admissions schedule and are currently recruiting students to begin their coursework in the spring or fall of 2010. Program offerings include:

MFA in Writing for Children
A 32-credit MFA program taught at The Carle
This program consists of four academic courses and four writing courses, including a two-course sequence in which a student develops a manuscript from conception to submission.

MA in Children's Literature
A 36-credit MA program taught at The Carle
This program consists of four electives and the following five required courses: Criticism of Literature for Children, The Picture Book, Contemporary Realistic Fiction, Fantasy and Science Fiction, and a historical literature course.

MFA/MA in Children's Literature
Students who wish to pursue both degrees may combine both master's programs in a 56-credit course of study that includes core requirements for both programs.


Attend an upcoming informational session at the Museum to learn about the program, how to apply, and to meet representatives from Simmons and the Museum.

Sunday, March 28, 2010 12:30 - 2:30 pm
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Sunday, May 23, 2010 12:30 - 2:30
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 1:30 - 3:30
click here. For more information please contact Megan Lambert, Instructor at The Center for the Study of Children's Literature, Simmons College at megan.lambert@simmons.edu.

To visit the Simmons College Web site about the program, click here.

The Child and The Book
Announcing spaces for non-degree students and newly admitted students in a Simmons College graduate course at The Carle

Tuesdays, January 26 through April 27
4:00 pm - 6:50 pm

While Simmons College is actively recruiting students to enroll in its graduate programs housed at The Carle, we also anticipate space for non-degree students to take the following course in the spring semester of 2010. Earn 4 transferable graduate credits, or test the waters to see if applying to the MA in Children’s Literature or MFA in Writing for Children degree programs might be the right next step in your academic and professional pursuits. The course catalog description follows:

CHL 434-The Child and the Book (4 credits)
Instructor: Megan Lambert, Instructor at The Center for the Study of Children’s Literature, Simmons College and Children’s Literature and Outreach Associate, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

This course acts as a bridge between theory and practice as students consider the implied child audience of children’s and YA literature. Explores accounts of childhood reading through a variety of perspectives: critical analysis and primary reading of fictional and artistic depictions of the child as a reader; reader response theoretical accounts of children’s responses to literature; adult memoirs of childhood reading; parental accounts of reading with children; writings about children’s reading in school and library contexts; an exploration of children’s choice book awards and reception in the United States and abroad.

To find out more about registering for this course as a non-degree student, or to learn about applying to the MFA or MA programs please contact Megan Lambert at megan.lambert@simmons.edu.