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 Rasmussen2018-04-09 14:49:352018-05-16 15:58:56Varian Johnson and THE PARKER INHERITANCE
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Katie Rasmussen2018-04-06 18:27:502018-05-16 15:59:42Donna Janell Bowman and ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S DUELING WORDS
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slug2018-04-06 17:09:512018-05-16 16:01:14Sharon Darrow's WORLDS WITHIN WORDS: WRITING AND THE WRITING LIFE
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slug2018-03-26 20:22:162018-08-24 17:17:52Leda Schubert and TRAILBLAZER: THE STORY OF BALLERINA RAVEN WILKINSON
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Katie Rasmussen2018-03-11 17:29:122018-05-16 16:02:44Jane Kurtz's PLANET JUPITER
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Katie Rasmussen2017-12-14 18:11:262018-08-24 17:18:29Two VCFA authors nominated for National Book Award
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Katie Rasmussen2017-10-19 16:04:542018-05-16 16:06:30Lyn Miller-Lachmann talks translation...
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Katie Rasmussen2017-10-17 17:13:022018-05-16 16:08:27Carrie Jones's ENHANCED
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Katie Rasmussen2017-10-16 17:18:202018-05-16 16:09:59Liz Garton Scanlon's BOB, NOT BOB
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Katie Rasmussen2017-10-15 17:53:432018-05-16 16:11:03Amy Rose Capetta's ECHO AFTER ECHO
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Katie Rasmussen2015-02-03 17:57:052018-05-16 16:14:03American Library Association announce their most prestigious awards...