MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults Archive

You're invited! We would love to meet you on campus for our annual open house on Saturday, September 7, from 9 am to 4 pm.

Ellen Oh is the cofounder of We Need Diverse Books and author of the award-winning Spirit Hunters series for middle grade readers and the Prophecy…

Jennifer A. Nielsen is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than 15 books for young readers. Her titles have been…

Jennifer Ziegler is the author of the middle grade Brewster Triplet Series for Scholastic—Revenge of the Flower Girls, Revenge of the Angels, Revenge of the…

Anna-Marie McLemore (they/them) writes magical realism and fairy tales from their Latinx and LGBTQ+ communities.

Corey Ann Haydu is the author of Eventown, Rules for Stealing Stars, OCD Love Story, and four other young adult and middle grade novels.

The 2019 VCFA Writing Auction is now live!

VCFA will hold its annual Writing Programs online auction May 13-26, and we are now soliciting donations.

Join us for various events and sessions throughout the conference!

Sara Ryan is the author of the graphic novel Bad Houses with art by Carla Speed McNeil, young adult novels The Rules for Hearts and…