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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Katie Rasmussen2018-10-09 17:27:382018-10-09 17:27:59Eric Pinder '11 Releases COUNTING DINOS
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Katie Rasmussen2018-10-09 16:58:542018-10-09 17:07:46Janet Fox '10 debuts her first Picture Book VOLCANO DREAMS: A STORY OF YELLOWSTONE
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Katie Rasmussen2018-10-09 16:57:242018-12-11 14:45:15The Heart of Faculty Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Katie Rasmussen2018-10-09 16:47:172018-10-09 16:47:17THE DARKDEEP, co-written by Ally Condie '17 and Brendan Reichs '18
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Katie Rasmussen2018-10-08 14:10:452018-12-10 17:46:05Mindfulness Monday: I Have Wasted My Life…Are You Wasting Yours? - Heather Demetrios
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Katie Rasmussen2018-09-24 14:08:392018-12-11 21:20:39Mindfulness Monday: Starting a Meditation Practice by Turning on Your Headlights
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Katie Rasmussen2018-09-17 08:14:152018-09-20 14:07:33Monica S. Baker ’15 Leads Creative Writing Workshops with Refugees at the Mosaik Support Center on the Island of Lesbos, Greece
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Katie Rasmussen2018-09-10 08:28:142018-12-11 14:47:37Mindfulness Monday: Lessons From Shakespeare & Co. - Heather Demetrios
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Katie Rasmussen2018-09-03 08:00:482018-12-11 14:49:44Mindfulness Monday: Starting A Meditation Practice: Upright, But Not Uptight - Heather Demetrios
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Katie Rasmussen2018-08-27 08:00:102018-12-11 14:48:49Mindfulness Monday: Starting A Meditation Practice with Intention - Heather Demetrios
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Aidan Sammis2018-08-20 09:00:372018-12-11 14:46:26Mindfulness Monday: Starting a Meditation Practice with Time - Heather Demetrios
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Katie Rasmussen2018-08-14 16:07:042018-08-23 17:53:35Dianne White '07 Releases WHO EATS ORANGE
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Katie Rasmussen2018-08-14 14:54:122018-08-14 16:08:02Helen Pyne '11 Brings YA Literature to Impoverished Girls at Daraja Academy in Kenya
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Aidan Sammis2018-08-13 10:00:412018-12-17 19:35:41Mindfulness Monday: First Draft Meditation Practice - Heather Demetrios
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Katie Rasmussen2018-08-08 08:13:182018-09-26 13:23:57Maggie Lehrman '12 Releases THE LAST BEST STORY
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Katie Rasmussen2018-08-07 10:40:552018-08-28 17:08:39William Alexander Releases A FESTIVAL OF GHOSTS, sequel to A PROPERLY UNHAUNTED PLACE
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Katie Rasmussen2018-08-06 10:32:442018-12-17 19:32:01Mindfulness Monday: Why Meditation Will Transform Your Creative Life
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Katie Rasmussen2018-07-13 19:27:292018-12-11 21:22:15'05 grad René Colato Laínez Named as a Finalist for the 2019 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature
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Katie Rasmussen2018-06-27 16:48:272018-06-27 16:50:30'07 Alumna Releases GOODBYE BRINGS HELLO
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Katie Rasmussen2018-06-26 13:53:562018-09-26 13:21:26Faculty Member Tim Wynne-Jones Releases THE RUINOUS SWEEP