Fiadhnait Moser-Hardy
Adjunct Instructor
Biography
Fiadhnait Moser-Hardy joined Champlain College as an adjunct professor in the CCM (Writing), SoSI (Elementary Education), and Core Divisions in 2022. She currently teaches Children’s Literature and the Expressive Arts, Creative Writing, Writing for the Workplace, Navigating Your Information Landscape, and Navigating Higher Education.
Moser received her M.F.A. in Writing with a specialization in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2021. She is especially known for exploring difficult themes through fabulism and fantasy within her children’s books. Her publications include two middle grade novels, The Flourishing of Floralie Laurel and The Serendipity of Flightless Things, as well as an article discussing disability in publishing in Publishers Weekly.
In addition, Moser has extensive experience as an interdisciplinary artist and teacher, having previously worked as an elementary art and dance teacher. She is especially passionate about broadening her college students’ perspectives with new and creative ways of learning through interdisciplinary artistic study.
Distinctions & Awards
Featured Author at Denver Children’s Festival of Stories 2019
Publications & Abstracts
Recommended Reading, Listening & Viewing
- Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
- I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith
Favorite Quote
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”
—Pablo Picasso