Yay, a morning off!! Cammen and I went cross country skiing at Morse Farm - powdered white fields, quiet forests, groomed trails! What more could a Canadian girl want, eh? (you can rent equipment right there)Lecture #1 Tobin Anderson: Heavy stuff - literary theory and how it affects and informs our writing
Lecture #2 Shelley Tanaka - Amazing lecture that sampled picture books from around the world offering us a glimpse into how creative and unique they are. The lecture challenged us to educate ourselves on what is being written for kids all around the world - not just in Canada or the States.
Met with Julie one on one. Listened to Grad Assistants, Grads, and student readings - Seriously talented people here (ps: the grad ass. read from their published books!)
Sounds like quite an experience! Also sounds like an opportunity to build quite a support network. Hope you had fun socializing and skiing!
ReplyDeleteYes. Because everything is so intimate - the faculty, grad students, and students eat, workshop, attend lectures and readings together - there is a real community formed. The conversation of craft and its affects on you never really ends. What a great thing!! Like nothing I've ever experienced before.
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