MFA in Writing Archive

Robin MacArthur is the author of the short story collection Half Wild (Ecco/HarperCollins, 2016) and the novel Heart Spring Mountain (Ecco/HarperCollins,...

“Ever since I was a kid, I’ve dreamt of living in Paris,” explains writer, musician, and VCFA alumnx Samuél Lopez-Barrantes ('20). Lopez-Barrantes currently lives and...

Paul Yoon is the author of four works of fiction: Once the Shore, which was a New York Times Notable...

Laura van den Berg is the author of five works of fiction, including The Third Hotel, a finalist for the New York...

Along with two memoirs, Jerald Walker is the author of How to Make a Slave and Other Essays, a 2020 nonfiction Finalist...

Khaled Mattawa was born in Benghazi, Libya, in 1964 and immigrated to the United States in his teens. He is the author of five collections...

Paige Ackerson-Kiely is the author of three collections of poetry, most recently Dolefully, A Rampart Stands (Penguin, 2019). She directs the MFA in...

Samuel Kọ́láwọlé was born and raised in Ibadan, Nigeria. His work has appeared in AGNI, New England Review, Georgia Review, The Hopkins Review, Gulf ...

Emily Bernard was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. She holds a BA and PhD in American Studies from Yale University. Her work has appeared...

Writing alumnx Shelagh Shapiro ('03) has been engaged in conversations about craft on the air and on the page for decades. Shapiro is the host...