MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults Archive

Matthew Forsythe is the author and illustrator of Pokko and the Drum, Mina, and Aggie and the Ghost. He was also a designer on the...

MARLA FRAZEE has written and illustrated many acclaimed books for children, including the three Caldecott Honor Books, In Every Life, All the World (written by...

In anticipation of our summer 2025 residency—taking place on the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) campus in Valencia, CA from June 24 to July...

VCFA faculty, alumnx, and current students are set to attend the annual Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conference & Bookfair in Los Angeles,...

Author, editor, and VCFA MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults alumnx Nora Shalaway Carpenter (WCYA ’12) is set to release her latest anthology,...

MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults alumnx Lori Steel (WCYA ’12) has been involved in the world of children’s literature in one way...

The American Library Association (ALA) announced their 2025 Youth Media Award winners this January, which included and celebrated five VCFA voices in five award categories....

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...