Faculty & Staff

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MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults

William Alexander

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Kathi Appelt

Faculty Emerita, MFA in WCYA

Tom Birdseye

Faculty Emeritus, MFA in WCYA

Martha Brockenbrough

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Loree Griffin Burns

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

A.R. Capetta

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Sheela Chari

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Melanie Crowder

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Alan Cumyn

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

David Macinnis Gill

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Louise Hawes

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Corey Ann Haydu

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

K.A. Holt

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Varian Johnson

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Amy King

Faculty, MFA in WCYA; Writing Novels for Young People Retreat

Uma Krishnaswami

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Jane Kurtz

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Martine Leavitt

Faculty, MFA in WCYA; Alumnx Mini-Residency

Cynthia Leitich Smith

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Kekla Magoon

Faculty, MFA in WCYA; Alumnx Mini-Residency

Deborah Marcero

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Cory McCarthy

Faculty, MFA in WCYA; Alumnx Mini-Residency

Anna-Marie McLemore

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

An Na

Faculty, MFA in WCYA; Writing Novels for Young People Retreat

Emily X.R. Pan

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Mary Quattlebaum

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Anica Mrose Rissi

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Sara Ryan

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Alex Sanchez

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Liz Garton Scanlon

Faculty Co-Chair, MFA in WCYA

Laura Shovan

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Nova Ren Suma

Faculty Emerita, MFA in WCYA

Shelley Tanaka

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Linda Urban

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Jasmine Warga

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Fran Wilde

Faculty, MFA in WCYA

Jennifer Ziegler

Faculty Co-Chair, MFA in WCYA