Master of Fine Arts in Fiction and Nonfiction (MFA)
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Register for Oct. 25 workshopReading and book signing set for Oct. 26
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Ann Hood is the author of ten books, including most recently the bestselling novel The Knitting Circle and the memoir Comfort: A Journey Through Grief, which was a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice and chosen as one of the top ten non fiction books of 2008 by Entertainment Weekly. Her short stories and essays have appeared in many publications, including The New York Times, Bon Appetit, Traveler, Food and Wine, More, Tin House, Glimmertrain, and The Paris Review. She has won a Best Spiritual Writing Award and two Pushcart Prizes.
Hood will be offering a workshop through The New Hampshire Writer’s Project on Sunday, Oct. 25, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. She will be discussing expressing universal emotional truths. For More information or to register for the workshop, contact Kathy Wurtz at kwurtz@nhwritersproject.org or visit NHWP’s website at http://www.nhwritersproject.org/
On Monday, Oct. 26, Ann will be giving a reading, followed by a book signing and reception. The event will be held in SNHU's Robert Frost's Walker Auditorium beginning at 5:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
Ann, who is also serving as the visiting writer for the MFA's winter residence in February, will have books available for purchase at the event, and her books are now available in the SNHU bookstore.
“I had the privilege of meeting Ann in 2004, a little over a year after her daughter had passed away. I was immediately struck by Ann's generosity of spirit and grace," says Diane Les Becquets, SNHU's director of Creative Writing and assistant director of the MFA in Fiction & Nonfiction. "Her most recently published book, Comfort, A Journey Through Grief, is intimate, powerful, and lasting – a book I could not put down, and a book I will not forget. Ann is an inspiration as a writer and as a person. I am so grateful that my students and our community will have the gift of this experience.”
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Go Write Your Book
Join our community of engaged and engaging literary professionals with Southern New Hampshire University’s two-year, low-residency Master of Fine Arts in fiction and nonfiction.
Our low-residency program enables you to work on your writing at home and meet with peers, mentors and faculty online. During the summer and winter residencies, you’ll immerse yourself in the writer’s life, meeting with peers and nationally known writers, giving and listening to readings, participating in critiques, and writing in truly inspirational settings that are steeped in literary history.
Our residencies, held on Star Island in the Isles of Shoals in the summer and at the Mountain Grand View Resort in the winter, offer wonderful energy, a sense of adventure and an experience that will nurture your creativity and provide opportunities for quiet reflection, intimacy and inspiration.
By the time you graduate, you’ll have completed a publishable manuscript and be part of a supportive writer’s community.
