VCFA Stories

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...

Writing for Children & Young Adults alumnx and literary agent Lori Steel has had a long career in all aspects of books—a career that eventually...

Current Music Composition student John Paul Labno has been involved with music one way or another ever since childhood. Today, John Paul is well known...

Lex Poolos has had an impactful career as a designer since discovering their passion for art as an undergrad. After finding their way to design...

Shanta participated in an e-interview with us in November of 2020. Below are edited excerpts from our conversations about coming to writing, her Vermont ...

VCFA Writing alumnx and former Associate Director of the MFA in Writing & Publishing Lizzy Fox’s debut poetry collection, Red List Blue,...

Writing alumnx Mary-Kim Arnold (’16) was recently awarded a 2020 Howard Foundation Fellowship and saw the publication of her debut poetry collection, The Fish &...

Lorilee Rager participated in an e-interview with us in November of 2020. Featured is the audio recording of Lorilee talking about her journey with graphic...

Allison sat down with us in January 2020; below are edited excerpts from our conversation.

Oscar participated in an e-interview with us in November of 2020. Below are edited excerpts from our conversations about music, moving between genres, and studying...