MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults Archive

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....

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....

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

Anna-Marie McLemore (they/them) grew up hearing la llorona in the Santa Ana winds and now writes books as queer, Latine, and nonbinary as...

Corey Ann Haydu is the author of Eventown, Rules for Stealing Stars, OCD Love Story, and...

The 2019 VCFA Writing Auction is now live!