Discuss “Hilary Masters: Baker Hall legend and professor for life”
Baker Hall is one of the most heavily traveled buildings on campus, but it still contains hidden treasures. Walk up the building’s front staircase, and you may find a cozy nook known as the Gladys Schmidt Creative Writing Center, home to the legendary Hilary Masters. Masters recently published his latest novel, Elegy for Sam Emerson. Along with readings at Joseph Beth Booksellers and The Mattress Factory, Masters’ schedule for the past week also included teaching his usual classes at Carnegie Mellon. So what makes an author? Delve into the life of Hilary Masters to discover the origin of a masterpiece.
Masters was born in 1928 in Kansas City, Mo., and was raised by his grandparents. In the late 1940s, he served as a naval correspondent...
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Jun 15, 2008 at 09:24 PM
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I took the short story writing class with Hilary somewhere between 1994 and 1996. I was a student in the English department and history department. This was a required class for me even though I was in the rhetoric division. He was a great teacher and I enjoyed it very much.