Sheela Chari
Sheela Chari writes about missing things. She is the author of the upcoming middle grade novel Karthik Delivers and several middle grade mysteries,...
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Joseph Bruchac
Joseph Bruchac holds a BA in English from Cornell University, an MA in Literature and Creative Writing from Syracuse, and a PhD in Comparative Literature...
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...
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 ...
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...
Public Events for Winter 2020 WCYA Residency
Ann Dávila Cardinal, Gilbert Ford, Charles R. Smith, Jr., and Padma Venkatraman are the special guests at this winter's MFA in Writing for Children &...