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FACULTY NEWS: Samuel Kọ́láwọlé Shortlisted for Caine Prize for African Writing

MFA in Writing faculty and VCFA alumnx Samuel Kọ́láwọlé (WP ‘19) has been shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing, “one of the most...

STUDENT STORY: Aaron Courts, 2026 MFA in Writing

MFA in Writing student Aaron Courts started his VCFA journey at his first residency in the summer of 2024. As a new student, Courts reflected...

FACULTY STORY: Sue William Silverman

MFA in Writing faculty Sue William Silverman talks about her unique approach to graduate education and her recently published novel Acetylene Torch Songs.

ALUMNX NEWS: Shanta Lee & Damon Honeycutt Collaborate on New Exhibition

In 2024, VCFA MFA in Writing and MFA in Music Composition alumnx Shanta Lee (W ‘21) and Damon Honeycutt (MC ‘16) collaborated on the multimedia...

ALUMNX NEWS: Dr. Claudia Ford (W ‘20) Receives Fulbright Scholarship

VCFA MFA in Writing alumnx Dr. Claudia Ford (W ‘20) was awarded in early 2024 a Fulbright Scholar award from the distinguished Fulbright U.S. Scholar...

ALUMNX NEWS: Ann Dávila Cardinal (W ‘07) Bad Bunny Biography & new Adult Novel

VCFA MFA in Writing alumnx and former VCFA Director of Recruitment Ann Dávila Cardinal (W ‘07) recently announced the publication of two exciting projects in...

Allison Hong Merrill, 2018 MFA in Writing

VCFA class of 2018 MFA in Writing alumnx Allison Hong Merrill is an award-winning, bestselling author. You may know Hong Merrill from her debut, much...

Ann Dávila Cardinal, 2007 MFA in Writing

VCFA alumnx and former VCFA Director of Recruitment Ann Dávila Cardinal (W ‘07) was nominated for a 2022 Vermont Book Award in the Fiction category...

Jude Ford, 2016 MFA in Writing

“Sometimes there’s just something that presses to be written. And you just have to write. It’s in your mind, and it keeps being there, and...

Kevin McLellan, 1999 MFA in Writing

In the fall of 2022, we interviewed Kevin McLellan (W ‘99), a self-identified “queer maker,” on their recent exhibition Wojnarowicz in Cambridge, the themes of...