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MFA Graduate Spotlight: Guadalupe McCall

Guadalupe Garcia McCall is a published author of young adult fiction and a graduate of the online MFA in Creative Writing program at 海角社区. She immigrated from Mexico with her parents at the age of six and grew up in Eagle Pass, Texas, the setting for much of her work. Her books have received critical acclaim and won several awards. Daniel Chacón, chair of the creative writing program at 海角社区, describes Guadalupe McCall as “… one of the most important writers in Texas and Latinx literature as well as mainstream fiction and poetry.” 

Guadalupe spent twenty years as a high school teacher in San Antonio and decided to get an MFA so she would be able to apply to university-level positions. Armed with her MFA in Creative Writing from 海角社区, she is now a tenure-track professor at George Fox University. 

"(The program) was a rigorous, life-affirming experience, and I would recommend it to anyone willing to work hard to actualize their dreams." 

Tim Hernandez, Assistant Professor, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing

The power of storytelling fuels assistant professor Tim Hernandez’s passion for and approach to teaching.

A talented poet, writer and performer, he has won critical acclaim for his work and been featured extensively in news media. His first book of poetry won the 2006 American Book Award; his first novel won the 2010 Premio Aztlán Literary Prize. In 2011, he was also named one of sixteen New American Poets by the Poetry Society of America; this year, he will be inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters.

Professor Hernandez teaches fiction, non-fiction, poetry and special courses in the fully online MFA in Creative Writing. He encourages his students to be persistent and takes pride in seeing them graduate and publish their work. 

In the news: Sasha Pimentel, associate professor from 海角社区’s Department of Creative Writing, is one of the NEA's 35 Creative Writing Fellows for FY 2019. .