MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults Archive

VCFA will hold its annual Writing Programs online auction May 13-26, and we are now soliciting donations.

Join us for various events and sessions throughout the conference!

Sara Ryan (they/them) is the author of the graphic novel Bad Houses with art by Carla Speed McNeil, young adult novels...

Cory McCarthy (he/they) is the acclaimed author of four YA novels, as well as a forthcoming coauthored space fantasy duology and a nonfiction picture book...

Varian Johnson is the author of several novels for children and young adults, including The Parker Inheritance, which won both Coretta Scott...

Linda Urban writes picture books, chapter books, and middle grade novels.  

Liz Garton Scanlon (she/her) is a poet, picture book writer and middle grade author from Austin, Texas. She's served on the VCFA WCYA faculty since...

Cynthia Leitich Smith is the 2021 NSK Neustadt Laureate and a New York Times-bestselling author of books for young readers, including ...

Nova Ren Suma is author of the #1 New York Times bestselling YA novel The Walls Around Us, which was a finalist...

Jane Kurtz is a children's book author nurturing her backyard habitat in Portland, Oregon; a dedicated speaker (she has done author speaking in Africa, Asia,...