MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults Archive

Gilbert Ford holds a BFA in illustration from Pratt Institute and an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine…

Ann Dávila Cardinal is a tattooed-Gringa-Rican-punk, a novelist, and Director of Recruitment for Vermont College of Fine Arts where she earned her MFA in Writing.

Deborah Marcero is an author-illustrator with a passion for storytelling in many media. Her picture book titles include My Heart Is A Compass (Little, Brown Books…

Ellen Oh, Jennifer A. Nielsen, and faculty emerita Kathi Appelt are the special guests at this summer's MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults…

Kathi Appelt is the bestselling, award-winning author of over 50 books for young readers.

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.