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Viva voce: done!

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I’m thrilled and delighted to share with you all that I defended my dissertation, Holy City, on July 26 and have achieved my PhD in Creative Writing!

I “passed with minor corrections,” which everyone gets in the Creative Writing program. It simply means I’ll get a revision letter, make the changes they suggest, and turn it in. Once the internal examiner approves it, it’s off to the Registrar for the final wrap-up and paperwork.

Mostly I just want to know: When can I order my doctoral robes??

Eddie DeLarm’s Sky King comes to Holy City, ca. 1929.
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6 thoughts on “Viva voce: done!”

  1. Yorick WellmanYorick Wellman

    So happy for you. Nothing less than you deserve.

    • AdinaAdina

      Thanks, Yorick–how kind you are! Shelley

  2. Nicole JorgensenNicole Jorgensen

    Congratulations 🎉👏
    You’re achievement of a PhD is fantastic and reaffirms your amazing ability to write creatively! Well done!!
    PS I know your husband as I inspect the septic systems and pool.

    • AdinaAdina

      Thanks, Nicole! He’s told me about you and I so appreciate your support! –Shelley

  3. Monica SpenceMonica Spence

    I am delighted to hear of your success, Shelley. I knew you would pass. Enjoy wearing the fancy robes and the funny hat.

    • AdinaAdina

      Aw, bless you, my friend. If it hadn’t been for you I’d’ve just flailed around for months. You were my lantern in the woods! –Shelley

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USA Today bestselling author Shelley Adina has written more than 50 novels published by Harlequin, Warner, Hachette, and Moonshell Books, Inc., her own independent press. She writes steampunk adventure and mystery; as Adina Senft, writes women’s fiction set among the Amish and other plain communities; and as Charlotte Henry, writes classic Regency romance. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Lancaster University in the UK. She won the Romance Writers of America RITA Award® for Best Inspirational Novel in 2005, was a finalist in 2006, and in 2009 was a Christy Award finalist. When she’s not writing, Shelley is usually quilting, sewing historical costumes, or enjoying the garden with her flock of rescued chickens.
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