MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults Archive

Katherine Paterson is the author of more than 30 books, including 16 novels for young people.

Philip Pullman is a British writer. 

Graham Salisbury grew up in the Hawaiian Islands and graduated from California State University, Northridge. 

David Almond is a novelist, and professor of creative writing at Bath Spa University. 

Marcus Sedgwick was born and raised in East Kent in the South-east of England. He now divides his time between a small village near Cambridge,…

M. T. Anderson is a nationally known writer.

Kirby Larson is the acclaimed author of the 2007 Newbery Honor Book Hattie Big Sky, a young adult historical novel she wrote inspired by her…

Shadra Strickland studied design,
 writing, and illustration at Syracuse University and later went on to
 complete her M.F.A. at the School 
of Visual Arts in…