MFA in Writing Archive

Anna Badkhen is the author of seven books, most recently Bright Unbearable Reality, longlisted for the 2022 National Book Award and for the 2023 Jan...

The cover has recently been revealed for MFA in Writing faculty member Samuel Kọ́láwọlé’s (W ‘19) highly anticipated debut novel, The Road to the ...

Kiera Bratton-Lewis started in International Relations and Politics, including as a consultant to the U.S. Human Rights Network on behalf of the United Nations in...

Samantha Jacobson, a Vermont native, brings her love of books and design to VCFA. Previously, she worked in publishing in New York, studied photography in...

Clifford Thompson’s books include What It Is: Race, Family, and One Thinking Black Man’s Blues (2019), which Time magazine called one of the “most anticipated”...

Chachi D. Hauser (she/they) is a writer and filmmaker. Chachi’s debut book, It’s fun to be a person I don’t know, was published in March...

Bianca Stone is the author of five books, including the poetry collections, What is Otherwise Infinite (Tin House, 2022), winner of the 2022 Vermont Book...

Samantha Hunt is the author of five books. The Unwritten Book, a non-fiction investigation into our relationships with the dead; The Seas, about a girl...

Long-time VCFA community member, former VCFA Director of Recruitment, and Writing alumnx Ann Dávila Cardinal (W ‘07) was nominated for a 2022 ...

The Vermont Book Awards will be honoring Vermont authors Saturday, May 6th, 2023 at 7:00pm EST in an event to be held at VCFA’s Alumnx...