MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults Archive

Penny Kittle is one of the nation’s leading advocates for child and young adult literacy, and is a sought-after speaker on topics in literacy education...

Mini Grey was born in a mini car in a car park in South Wales. She worked as a theatre designer, then a primary school...

Elana K. Arnold writes books for and about children and teens. Her most recent YA novel, What Girls Are Made Of, was...

Ashley Wolff has been a visual artist since she declared herself one at the age of 5. She grew up in Middlebury, Vermont and holds...

Anita Silvey is the author of 100 Best Books for Children, 500 Great Books for Teens, and Everything I Need to ...

Julie Berry's young adult novel The Passion of Dolssa (Viking, 2016) was named a Printz Honor Book by the American Library Association in...

Katherena Vermette is a Métis writer from Treaty One territory, the heart of the Métis nation, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Her first book, North End ...

Kathryn Erskine is the author of five children's novels including National Book Award winner Mockingbird, Jane Addams Peace Award honor book ...

Author/illustrator David Small was born and raised in Detroit. 

Rebecca Stead writes novels for middle-graders, including First Light (Wendy Lamb Books 2007); When You Reach Me (2009), winner of the...