Simmons College Center for the Study of Children's Literature
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.
Currently, the program offers an MA and an
Lion and the Unicorn Poetry
Award is presented at the institute.
The program is currently directed by Cathryn Mercier, a reviewer for the Avi (1997). Previous directors include Susan Bloom, Gregory Maguire, and Barbara Harrison.
Notable alumni
- Wicked
- Susan Rich 2003, editor at HarperCollins who persuaded Daniel Handler to take on his Lemony Snicket pseudonym and write for children
- Kit Pearson 1981, best-selling Canadian author of The Sky is Falling, Awake and Dreaming among others
- Elena Abos 1999, Spanish translator of Horn Book Magazine
- Kristin Cashore, author of Graceling
- Mackenzi Lee, author of The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
- A number of judges for the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
Notable faculty
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