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.
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Karen Cygnarowicz2021-06-01 16:05:362021-06-03 17:18:30Release Interview: KAFKA AND THE DOLL by Larissa Theule ’09
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Karen Cygnarowicz2021-05-18 18:57:452021-05-19 15:35:01Release Interview: WHAT IS THE STORY OF ALICE IN WONDERLAND? by Dana Meachen Rau '15
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Karen Cygnarowicz2021-05-04 19:21:412021-05-04 19:21:41Release Interview: DEPRESSION: INSIGHTS AND TIPS FOR TEENAGERS by Christie Cognevich (Current Student)
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Karen Cygnarowicz2021-04-01 18:21:322021-04-14 14:09:34Release Interview: EAT UP, BEAR! - Terry Pierce ’11
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Karen Cygnarowicz2020-12-31 21:03:312021-02-25 14:47:41The Book Birthday Parties of 2020
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Karen Cygnarowicz2020-11-30 18:00:032020-11-30 18:00:03Faculty Cynthia Leitich Smith and Alum Kim Purcell '18
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Karen Cygnarowicz2020-11-12 18:08:252020-11-12 18:18:29Release Interview: CASTLE OF CONCRETE - Katia Raina ’15
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Karen Cygnarowicz2020-10-30 22:22:472020-11-11 18:39:39Release Interview: Calling Cobber – Sheri Sinykin '01
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Karen Cygnarowicz2020-09-01 18:03:482020-11-11 20:44:51Release Interview: RARE AND BLUE - Constance Van Hoven ’04
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Karen Cygnarowicz2020-07-17 17:05:142020-07-17 19:55:47Where Were You In Residency?
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Karen Cygnarowicz2020-03-20 16:42:362020-03-20 17:21:10Holding Up While Holing Up: Social Distancing in the WCYA Community
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Karen Cygnarowicz2020-03-11 18:29:032020-03-11 18:29:03Release Interview: CHICKEN BREAK - Cate Berry '17
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Karen Cygnarowicz2019-12-27 19:57:302019-12-27 19:57:50A SONGBIRD DREAMS OF SINGING: POEMS ABOUT SLEEPING ANIMALS – Kate Hosford ’11
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Karen Cygnarowicz2019-11-04 18:54:332019-11-04 18:59:09Release Interview: CHEERFUL CHICK by Faculty Martha Brockenbrough
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Karen Cygnarowicz2019-10-18 19:10:022019-10-18 19:27:27The January 2020 Residency Line Up!
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Karen Cygnarowicz2019-10-18 18:11:272019-10-18 18:20:40Welcome New Faculty!
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Karen Cygnarowicz2019-10-09 14:53:382019-10-11 18:57:21New Release: THE LIGHTHOUSE BETWEEN THE WORLDS – Melanie Crowder ’11
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Karen Cygnarowicz2019-10-02 19:08:422019-10-02 19:21:30Student Profile: Max Bronson '19
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Karen Cygnarowicz2019-09-27 15:43:082019-09-27 18:20:00New Release: THE BONEY HAND - Karen Kane '16
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Karen Cygnarowicz2019-06-18 11:29:482019-06-18 15:28:20New Release: THE ART OF BREAKING THINGS by Laura Sibson '12