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 Rasmussen2018-08-06 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
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Katie Rasmussen2018-06-26 12:49:532018-06-26 16:01:43The 2018 APALA Award in Children's Literature Goes to WCYA Faculty Uma Krishnaswami!
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Katie Rasmussen2018-06-25 15:09:522018-06-20 18:28:46Author and Literacy Advocate Penny Kittle to Appear as Guest at July 2018 Residency
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Katie Rasmussen2018-06-21 16:31:552018-06-20 17:53:27'12 Miriam McNamara Releases Debut Novel, THE UNBINDING OF MARY READE
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Katie Rasmussen2018-06-20 16:29:282018-06-13 20:05:34’12 Grad Mary Winn Heider Releases THE MORTIFICATION OF FOVEA MUNSON
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Katie Rasmussen2018-06-20 16:11:492018-09-26 13:22:40DEAR SUBSTITUTE: How the epistolary form grabbed hold of Liz Garton Scanlon’s new picture book
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Katie Rasmussen2018-06-20 16:01:512018-06-20 16:02:08Daphne Kalmar ‘10 Releases Debut MG Novel, A STITCH IN TIME
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Katie Rasmussen2018-06-20 12:45:062018-06-20 12:58:06Jillian Tamaki Announced as Visiting Writer for July 2018 Residency
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Katie Rasmussen2018-06-19 19:10:412018-09-26 13:25:47Faculty Member Jane Kurtz Releases WHAT DO THEY DO WITH ALL THAT POO?
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Katie Rasmussen2018-06-12 17:03:102018-06-15 13:44:32Maura Ellen Stokes Releases MG Novel, FADEAWAY
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Katie Rasmussen2018-06-06 12:30:402018-06-06 14:41:31Nora Carpenter '12 Releases Debut Picture Book, YOGA FROG
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Katie Rasmussen2018-06-05 19:24:332018-06-06 16:20:14Adrienne Kisner's DEAR RACHEL MADDOW Released today!
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Katie Rasmussen2018-06-05 18:12:442018-08-02 20:27:13’13 Grad Kate Beasley Releases LIONS AND LIARS
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Katie Rasmussen2018-06-01 19:15:152018-06-01 19:15:15THE PARKER INHERITANCE named a 2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Honor Book
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Katie Rasmussen2018-05-31 17:22:122018-05-31 17:26:42Spring 2018 News from VCFA's Young Writers Network
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Katie Rasmussen2018-05-23 08:30:402018-05-23 14:57:50WCYA Welcomes Visiting Faculty Member Cori McCarthy
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Katie Rasmussen2018-05-18 17:12:392018-05-23 15:09:08WCYA Faculty member Varian Johnson honored at the Austin Book Awards