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 Rasmussen2018-06-20 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
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Katie Rasmussen2018-05-15 14:55:592018-06-06 16:54:42'07 Grad Stephanie Ledyard Releases PIE IS FOR SHARING
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Katie Rasmussen2018-05-14 15:15:392018-06-06 16:55:37WCYA Student Jessie Janowitz Releases THE DOUGHNUT FIX
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Katie Rasmussen2018-05-09 14:19:402018-05-23 15:09:45VCFA Graduate, Cate Berry, Launches New Book: PENGUIN & TINY SHRIMP DON’T DO BEDTIME!
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Katie Rasmussen2018-04-23 17:33:302018-06-04 16:54:04WCYA Grads Cordelia Jensen and Laurie Morrison Dedicate EVERY SHINY THING to VCFA
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Katie Rasmussen2018-04-23 15:24:052018-05-16 15:47:08Sarah Blake Johnson and UNSPUN: A COLLECTION OF TATTERED FAIRY TALES
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Katie Rasmussen2018-04-23 15:09:522018-05-16 15:48:41Karen Kane and CHARLIE & FROG
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Katie Rasmussen2018-04-23 14:57:342018-05-16 15:49:25MAMA'S BELLY, by Kate Hosford
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Katie Rasmussen2018-04-11 18:10:482018-05-16 15:51:06April Pulley Sayre's FULL OF FALL
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Katie Rasmussen2018-04-11 17:19:382018-05-16 15:52:07Mary E. Lambert's FAMILY GAME NIGHT AND OTHER CATASTROPHES