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VCFA Writing for Children & Young Adults Blog

Welcome to the VCFA WCYA blog, where we are WILD about all THINGS in the world of writing for young readers. Hear directly from students whose writing takes unexpected and glorious turns. Explore how alumni change the face and field of children’s literature. Discover faculty who are not simply award-winning authors but exemplary teachers. Learn why VCFA is home to us all.

Melanie Fishbane '13 Releases MAUD in Paperback

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Eric Pinder '11 Releases COUNTING DINOS

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Janet Fox '10 debuts her first Picture Book VOLCANO DREAMS: A STORY OF YELLOWSTONE

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The Heart of Cynthia Leitich Smith

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THE DARKDEEP, co-written by Ally Condie '17 and Brendan Reichs '18

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I Have Wasted My Life…Are You Wasting Yours? -Heather Demetrios

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Starting a Meditation Practice: Turn on Your Headlights

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Monica S. Baker ’15 Leads Creative Writing Workshops with Refugees at the Mosaik Support Center on the Island of Lesbos, Greece

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Lessons From Shakespeare & Co.: Mindfulness Monday

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Mindfulness Monday: Starting A Meditation Practice: Upright, But Not Uptight

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Starting A Meditation Practice: Intention

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Mindfulness Monday - Starting a Meditation Practice: Time

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Dianne White '07 Releases WHO EATS ORANGE

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Helen Pyne '11 Brings YA Literature to Impoverished Girls at Daraja Academy in Kenya

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Mindfulness Monday: First Draft Meditation Practice

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Maggie Lehrman '12 Releases THE LAST BEST STORY

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William Alexander Releases A FESTIVAL OF GHOSTS, sequel to A PROPERLY UNHAUNTED PLACE

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Mindfulness Monday-Why Meditation Will Transform Your Creative Life

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'05 grad René Colato Laínez Named as a Finalist for the 2019 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature

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'07 Alumna Releases GOODBYE BRINGS HELLO

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