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Charles Higgins is the author's pseudonym belonging to an NSA alumna. We reached out to ask her more about how her books came about. How did you first come up with the idea to write Rabbit ? It started with a little scene: an image of a kid leading a group of friends on an adventure and just “happening” upon some bad guy in the midst of his crime, and stopping him. That is where the not-very-bright but very lucky reverse Sherlock Holmes was born. How did your time at NSA hel

Christiana Pinkall (formerly Hale) got her BA from NSA in 2015, her MA in 2017, and recently completed the MFA program in 2022. We reached out to learn more about her book Deeper Heaven: A Reader’s Guide to C.S. Lewis’s Ransom Trilogy . How did you first come up with the idea to write Deeper Heaven ? The idea for Deeper Heaven  came to me when I was working on my undergraduate thesis at NSA. That thesis was exploring the parallels and connections between Dante's Divine Comedy

As we hit the middle of Chalcedon term, and you Sophomores particularly have now undertaken one big research paper and are gearing up for your second, we thought it might be helpful to check in with a few folks from the Junior class to share their research advice. Here it is below: What was your experience writing research papers prior to NSA? Prior to NSA, I did three years of research writing at my High School. In 10th grade, our English class had a segment at the start of

In Moscow, folks are fond of saying that stories are soul food. In fact, that’s the title of the podcast hosted by N.D. Wilson and Canon Press CEO Brian Kohl. Kids will listen to stories, and they will feed on them, so the question is, what kind of stories will you provide? Forrest Dickison received his Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from New Saint Andrews College in 2021. Canon Press recently published his first book, Crispin’s Rainy Day. He has previously illustra

It seems safe to assume that those who read this article are already familiar with the mission statement of New Saint Andrews College and the focus to “graduate leaders shaping culture under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.” Many graduates have accepted the calling of storyteller. They are shaping souls through their writing; souls who will then go on to shape culture within a biblical framework of belief nurtured by skillful writing and good stories. Gwen Newell received her un

We love getting books from local authors here at the Tyndale Library and take particular pride in our collections of works by NSA faculty...

If you've been around the library, chances are you've met our librarian. Recently, I had the chance to ask Miss Leidenfrost the tough...