MFA in Writing Archive

Liza Nash Taylor finished the MFA program in Creative Writing at VCFA in 2018. She is the author of two historical novels, Etiquette for ...

Fernando A. Flores was born in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and grew up in South Texas. He is the author of the collection Death to ...

Yusef Komunyakaa's numerous books of poems include Pleasure Dome: New & Collected Poems, 1975-1999; Talking Dirty to the Gods;...

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...