
The Writing Life


Fault Lines and the Triumph of Tenacity: An Interview with Nora Shalaway Carpenter
The world of kidlit is a beautiful, many-faceted place, filled…

Martha Brockenbrough on AI, the Future, and Toast
As the national conversation turns toward AI and the unrelenting,…

Music Mavens: An Interview with Ashley Walker and Maureen Charles
As Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once said, "Music is…

Publishing Crash Course Part 1: Querying Simplified
Hello! I'm Kate Pentecost (aka Ceredwyn Bagley, the Program Assistant…

Dealing With Stress: A Q&A With VCFA Alumnx Christie Cognevich
If there's anything the past few years has taught us, it's that…

The Fight for Intellectual Freedom: an Interview with Amy King and Tirzah Price
Throughout the past several months, challenges and outright bans…

Ethel's Song: An Interview with Barbara Krasner
In increasingly Unprecedented Times, we often look to the past…

Be Real, Macy Weaver! An Interview With Lakita Wilson
Art cannot exist in a vacuum. This we understand completely at…

Interview with Alum Robin Kirk on Two New Releases!
There seem to be two schools of thought on what to read during…

Manatee Summer - An Interview with Alum Evan Griffith!
As the summer gets underway, our thoughts often turn to fun in…

The Hike to Home - Jess Rinker ('14) on her Upcoming Release!
VCFA WCYA (Summer '14) Alum Jess Rinker is set to release her…