WCYA faculty member wins Asian Pacific American Award for Literature
WCYA Faculty member Uma Krishnaswami has won the Asian Pacific American Award for Literature in the children's category!
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VCFA Young Writers Network expands programming thanks to $10,000 NEA grant
VCFA's Young Writers Network received a $10,000 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Challenge Grant this week, which will help expand the network’s efforts to connect…
WCYA alumnx co-write book dedicated to VCFA
WCYA 2012 alumnx Cordelia Jensen and Laurie Morrison have co-written the new book Every Shiny Thing due out from Amulet Books in April.
WCYA announces visiting writers and public events for the January 2018 residency
The MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults will welcome author/Illustrator Ashley Wolff and author Elana K. Arnold at the January 2018 residency.
Titles by WCYA Alumnx Appear on the 2017 NYT Notable Children’s Books List
The New York Times Book Review has added titles by Ibi Zoboi (’14) and Cassie Beasley (’13), both graduates from the MFA in Writing for…
Ibi Zoboi and Rita Williams-Garcia make National Book Award shortlist
MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults alumna Ibi Zoboi ('14) and former WCYA faculty member Rita Williams-Garcia have made the shortlist for the 2017…
Angela Johnson Scholarship extended through 2020
Thanks to a generous donation from Barry Goldblatt, the Angela Johnson Scholarship for New Students of Color or Ethnic Minority is now extended through 2020.
VCFA Young Writers Network receives Vermont Community Foundation grant
The VCFA Young Writers Network has received a $2,500 Small and Inspiring Grant from the Vermont Community Foundation!
MFA in WCYA Summer 2017 residency lecture series and public readings announced
The MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults summer residency starts Saturday, July 8 with a number of public readings scheduled, including the first…
WCYA Announces Summer 2017 Visiting Writers
The MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults Program is pleased to announce that Julie Berry (’08), Anita Silvey, and Katherena Vermette will be…