MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults Archive

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,...

Martine Leavitt has published ten novels for young adults, most recently Calvin, which won the Governor General’s Literary Award of Canada.

Mary Quattlebaum is the author of 23 books for all ages, including picture books (Pirate vs. Pirate, The Hungry Ghost ...