WCYA Book Birthday Parties, Fall 2020
We could all use a bit of celebration in our lives these days, and the MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults has us…
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VCFA Friendsgiving, November 19
In this season of giving thanks and celebrating connections, we are grateful to everyone in the VCFA community.
Matt Crabb, 2021 MFA in WCYA
Matt participated in an e-interview with us in November of 2020. Below are edited excerpts from our conversations about writing, creating art for young audiences,…
Dana Walrath, 2010 MFA in WCYA
VCFA alumnx Dana Walrath has received a Creation Grant from the Vermont Arts Council to support the opera adaptation of her 2016 graphic memoir, Aliceheimer’s.…
A Celebration of Katherine Paterson & Cynthia Leitich Smith
Cynthia Leitich Smith has been named the first Katherine Paterson Chair in VCFA's MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults program.
Bonnie Pipkin, 2014 MFA in WCYA
“Troubled.” That’s seventeen-year-old Genesis according to her small New Jersey town. She finds refuge and stability in her relationship with her boyfriend, Peter—until he abandons…
VT Arts Council Honors VCFA Faculty & Alumnx
Four members of the VCFA community have been honored with FY2021 Creation Grants from the Vermont Arts Council.
A.R. Capetta
A.R. Capetta (all pronouns) writes about magic, science, weirdness, mystery, and the places where they meet. Their eight YA novels include The Lost Coast, The…
WCYA Book Birthday Parties
We could all use a bit of celebration in our lives these days, and the MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults has us…
VCFA’s Connection in Place Continues
Join us on May 28 at 8 pm ET for an artists-talk in honor of the connections we can forge even when we're miles apart and sheltering in…