Fran Cannon Slayton

Fran Cannon Slayton is the author of When the Whistle Blows (Penguin, 2009) and the Writing Center Director for Semester at Sea's Summer 2014 voyage to Europe and Scandinavia. She'll be working with college students from all over the world as they journey through 10 different countries during their two-and-a-half month voyage aboard the MV Explorer.

The MV Explorer is a floating college campus with academic headquarters at the University of Virginia. While onboard the ship, students' classes, port visits, and field excursions meld into one of the most exciting, experiential, and global learning opportunities on the planet. Follow Writing in the Wake as the students, faculty, and staff on the Summer 2014 voyage write about the journey of a lifetime!