Novel
Cynthia Hand is the New York Times bestselling author of thirteen novels for teens, including the Unearthly series, The Last Time We Say Goodbye, The Afterlife of Holly Chase, The How & The Why, and With You All the Way. She has also published six Jane novels with fellow authors Jodi Meadows and Brodi Ashton: My Lady Jane, My Plain Jane, My Calamity Jane, My Contrary Mary, My Imaginary Mary, and My Salty Mary; My Lady Jane was made into an Amazon Prime TV Series in 2024.
Cynthia’s work has earned starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, and Booklist, and won numerous awards, including six YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Awards and two Pushcart Prize Special Mentions. Before turning to writing for young adults, she studied literary fiction and earned both an MFA and a PhD in fiction writing. She currently resides in Boise, Idaho, with two kids, two cats, one crazy dog, and a mountain of books. Visit her website at http://www.cynthiahandbooks.com/.
Course Description
The course will consist of five class meetings, each divided into three sections. The first hour will be spent in a form and theory discussion of novel writing. There will be some required reading for this part. The second part of class will be spent in workshopping novel excerpts from the students. The third part of class will consist of exercises to strengthen how you think about your novel.