MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults Archive

"We can’t shy away from the complexities of our history, because if we don’t let kids experience complexity when they’re young, how will they be...

Yamile (sha-MEE-lay) Saied Méndez is a fútbol-obsessed Argentine-American Pura Belpré gold medal-winning author. She lives in Utah with her Puerto Rican husband and their five...

Mitali Perkins (mitaliperkins.com) has written many books for young readers, including You Bring the Distant Near (nominated for a...

In this season of giving thanks and celebrating connections, we are grateful to everyone in the VCFA community.

Laura Shovan is a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and the author of the middle grade novels The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary, Takedown...

Rita Williams-Garcia, a Queens, New York, native, is the celebrated author of novels for young adults and middle grade readers. Her middle grade novel ...

Jasmine Warga is the New York Times-bestselling author of Other Words For Home, which earned multiple awards including a ...

Alex Sanchez has published ten novels, including the American Library Association “Best Book for Young Adults” Rainbow Boys and Lambda Award-winning So ...

K.A. Holt has dedicated her writing career to making sure kids (and adults) understand that anyone can be the main character of a...

Daria Peoples’ first job was at nine years old in the children’s section of her hometown library in Paso Robles, California. She worked a little,...