MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults Archive

In anticipation of our winter 2025 residency—taking place on the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) campus in Valencia, CA from January 3-11, 2025—our six...

Nora Ericson (WCYA ’10) is a 2010 graduate of the VCFA MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults program and the author of the...

Loree Griffin Burns writes books that celebrate and explore the natural world. She is the author of nine books of children’s nonfiction, including the middle...

Alumnx, former MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults faculty member, and friend of VCFA Sharon Darrow (W ’96) is celebrating the release of...

Author, educator, and founding faculty member of the VCFA Writing for Children & Adults program Louise Hawes has been announced as the next VCFA Katherine...

In the summer of 2024, VCFA interviewed Louise Hawes, author, educator, and founding faculty member of the VCFA Writing for Children & Adults program. Hawes...

Meet Julie Berry (WCYA ‘08), New York Times bestselling author and VCFA MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults alumnx. Berry is known for...

Oge Mora is a collage artist and storyteller. Her picture book, Thank You, Omu!, was a Caldecott Honor, Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award...

Janae Marks is the New York Times bestselling author of the Zoe Washington series, A Soft Place to Land, and A Split Second. She has...

In anticipation of our summer 2024 residency—taking place on the campus of Colorado College in Colorado Springs, CO from July 13-21, 2024—our six MFA programs...