Nora Shalaway Carpenter & Rocky Callen, 2012 & 2019 MFA in WCYA
VCFA interviewed MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults alumnx Nora Shalaway Carpenter (WCYA ’12) and Rocky Callen (WCYA ’19) on their co-edited YA...
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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...
ALUMNX NEWS: Emilie McDonald (F ‘24) High Scribe Screenwriting Award
In March of 2024, VCFA MFA in Film alumnx Emilie McDonald (F ‘24) was honored with the High Scribe Screenwriting Award at the 2024 Sun...
Hafid Abdelmoula, 2019 MFA in Film
VCFA interviewed MFA in Film alumnx Hafid Abdelmoula (F ’19) about his award-winning film, BROKEN GAIETE, and his time at VCFA for the 2023 edition...
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...
Sabrina Fadial, 2001 MFA in Visual Art
Meet VCFA Visual Art alumnx, sculptor, blacksmith, and artist-educator Sabrina Fadial (VA ‘01). In late 2023, VCFA interviewed Fadial about her work with the T.W....
Christopher Cobley, 2023 MFA in Music Composition
CENTER FOR ART + SOCIAL JUSTICE STORIES: Meet composer and class of 2023 graduate Christopher Cobley, one of two recipients of VCFA’s 2022 Center for...
Simona Bortis-Schultz, 2022 MFA in Graphic Design
VCFA MFA in Graphic Design alumnx, illustrator, designer, and educator Simona Bortis-Schultz had a poster selected to be honored and included in the 2023 International...
Ty Chapman, 2024 MFA in WCYA
CENTER FOR ARTS + SOCIAL JUSTICE STORIES: Meet writer and class of 2024 WCYA candidate Ty Chapman, one of six recipients of our 2022 VCFA...
Lyn Miller-Lachmann, 2012 MFA in WCYA
VCFA alumnx Lyn Miller-Lachmann (WCYA ‘12) was awarded the distinguished Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature in the spring of 2023 for...