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In 1977, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Simmons opened the Center for the Study of Children's Literature (CSCL). Today, the CSCL continues its mission to support and advance the study of children's and young adult literature through nationally recognized programs and partnerships.
The biennial Summer Institute in Children's Literature convenes authors and illustrators, scholars and students, teachers and librarians, publishers and agents for an immersive experience.
The Simmons College Center for the Study of Children's Literature is an academic program at Simmons College specializing in the critical study of children's literature. The program was founded in 1977, and was the first program in the United States to offer a master's degree in the field.
Simmons University’s MA in Children’s Literature prepares students to work in creating, analyzing, and publishing books for our youngest generation. Students take advantage of career exploration and internship opportunities while in Boston or Amherst.
Simmons offers the MA in Children's Literature, the MFA in Writing for Children, and the dual degree MAMF on the Boston campus and at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, MA. Students in any dual degree program (MA/MS or MA/MAT) may elect to take their MA (CHL) courses at the Carle.
Whether they write for children or young adults, middle grade novels or picturebooks, speculative fiction or transitional readers, MA/MFA students combine critical analysis and wide-ranging genre and cultural studies with creative practice.
26 de feb. de 2024 · National Center for the Study of Children’s Literature (San Diego State University)
