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Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast

By: Southern New Hampshire University Liberal Arts
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 Passion and Practicality is a podcast series produced by Southern New Hampshire University‘s online Liberal Arts department, which includes academic programs and courses in Communication, Composition, Creative Writing, English, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, History, Literature, and Philosophy. In this podcast series, faculty, staff, and guests discuss the career paths open to graduates of those programs, the research and creative work of practitioners in the field, and other interesting stuff.Copyright 2021 All Rights Reserved
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  • Wireside Chat Featuring Nicole Melleby

    Wireside Chat Featuring Nicole Melleby
    Aug 22 2025

    Wireside Chat is proud to welcome Online MFA instructor Nicole Melleby! Nicole is an award-winning author with an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults. If you have wondered how publishers draw the line between MG and YA fiction, here is your chance to learn from an expert! As a writer whose books feature LGBTQ+ characters, Nicole has also been on the front lines of book bans and challenges. We talk with her about her writer's journey, upcoming projects, and how writers can fight back against censorship.
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    58 mins
  • Word for Word Graduate Spotlight 2025

    Word for Word Graduate Spotlight 2025
    Aug 8 2025

    Word for Word honors five recent graduates of SNHU's online BA, MA, and MFA creative writing programs. Recommended by instructors and selected by Associate Deans Jacob Powers and Paul Witcover for their high literary achievement, these five outstanding writers read from their work, representing all the graduates of their respective programs.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Word for Word: Agents and Agenting Panel, featuring Joshua Bilmes and Lucienne Diver

    Word for Word: Agents and Agenting Panel, featuring Joshua Bilmes and Lucienne Diver
    Jul 25 2025

    Word for Word welcomes two of the top literary agents in the business, Joshua Bilmes and Lucienne Diver, for a discussion of the role agents play in the publishing world and what the career of a literary agent requires in an age of seismic changes to the literary landscape.

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    1 hr and 1 min
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