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"Radical Unlearning: The Art and Science of Creating Change from Within" Webinar Registration - Zoom
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2025 Richard Snyder Prize Winner is K.T. Landon - Ashland Poetry Press
2025 Richard Snyder Prize Winner is K.T. Landon - Ashland Poetry Press
The Ashland Poetry Press is thrilled to announce that judge Kim Addonizio has selected K.T. Landon’s Abide as the winner of the 2025 Richard Snyder Memorial Poetry Prize. The Ashland Poetry Press staff has also selected Michael Lawson’s Proof as Editor’ Choice. We received nearly 500 entries this year, and every manuscript was read with care,
2025 Richard Snyder Prize Winner is K.T. Landon - Ashland Poetry Press
2025 Richard Snyder Prize Winner is K.T. Landon - Ashland Poetry Press
The Ashland Poetry Press is thrilled to announce that judge Kim Addonizio has selected K.T. Landon’s Abide as the winner of the 2025 Richard Snyder Memorial Poetry Prize. The Ashland Poetry Press staff has also selected Michael Lawson’s Proof as Editor’ Choice. We received nearly 500 entries this year, and every manuscript was read with care,
Announcing the Art of Play and VCFA Cloudpass
Announcing the Art of Play and VCFA Cloudpass
VCFA announces virtual residency attendance opportunity (CloudPass) for alumnx and first ever interdisciplinary day (The Art of Play)
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WelcomeVCFA Portfolio Day Events Information
A Rare Opportunity from a Children’s Literature Icon
A Rare Opportunity from a Children’s Literature Icon
The first MFA in the country to focus exclusively on writing for young readers, the Writing for Children & Young Adults program is a diverse and dynamic community of writers.
VCFA Community Assembly Series Registration
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Vermont College of Fine Arts Graduate Assistant Volunteer In-Person Application Form
Vermont College of Fine Arts Graduate Assistant Volunteer In-Person Application Form
‘The Vale’ Encourages Readers to Author a Brighter Future with Integrity - The Bridge
‘The Vale’ Encourages Readers to Author a Brighter Future with Integrity - The Bridge
A 10-years-in-the-making success story, the Vermont College of Fine Art (VCFA) graduate Abigail Hing Wen launched her first middle grade fiction book “The Vale” on Sept. 16 and became an instant New York Times bestseller. The illustrated novel’s message of resilience resonates with the book’s own story of becoming. “‘The Vale’ began as a dead book,” says Wen, who wrote it in 2015 as her creative thesis for VCFA’s Writing for Children and Young Adults program. “Ten years ago, I had to bury it. It never saw the light of day. It never went out to publishers,” she says. Wen shelved
"Design Against Racism" Virtual Book Talk Registration
"Design Against Racism" Virtual Book Talk Registration
Unapologetically Creative Podcast | Vermont College of Fine Arts
Unapologetically Creative Podcast | Vermont College of Fine Arts
A Queer Story is Never Going to Represent Every Queer Experience - Electric Literature
A Queer Story is Never Going to Represent Every Queer Experience - Electric Literature
Carmen Maria Machado on speculative writing, the crisis of fiction, and speaking from the margins
National Portfolio Days | Vermont College of Fine Arts
National Portfolio Days | Vermont College of Fine Arts
Prospective Students: Join VCFA at National Portfolio Days at at our very own VCFA MFA Portfolio Day.
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VCFA’s Summer 2025 Residency Photo Gallery
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ALUMNX STORY: Jewell Melisa Morton, 2025 Graphic Design
ALUMNX STORY: Jewell Melisa Morton, 2025 Graphic Design
ALUMNX STORY: Sarah Seltzer, 2012 MFA in Writing
ALUMNX STORY: Sarah Seltzer, 2012 MFA in Writing
VCFA Graphic Design Thesis Exhibition 2025
VCFA Graphic Design Thesis Exhibition 2025
ALUMNX STORY: JohnPaul Beattie (MC '18), A Super Bowl Victory
ALUMNX STORY: JohnPaul Beattie (MC '18), A Super Bowl Victory
My School Visit was Cancelled. I Fought Back and Won. | Opinion
My School Visit was Cancelled. I Fought Back and Won. | Opinion
ALUMNX NEWS: brandon brown (W ’23) Receives PEN America Short Story Award
ALUMNX NEWS: brandon brown (W ’23) Receives PEN America Short Story Award
VCFA is a 2025 GDUSA Top Graphic Design School
VCFA is a 2025 GDUSA Top Graphic Design School
Rebecca Jamieson (WP '20): Real Writers Don’t Write Alone
Rebecca Jamieson (WP '20): Real Writers Don’t Write Alone
Tune In: VCFA's New Community Assembly Series
Tune In: VCFA's New Community Assembly Series
STUDENT STORY: Fernando Del Rosario, 2026 Graphic Design
STUDENT STORY: Fernando Del Rosario, 2026 Graphic Design
COMMUNITY NEWS: VCFA Alumnx Collection to Support Hurricane Helene Recovery
COMMUNITY NEWS: VCFA Alumnx Collection to Support Hurricane Helene Recovery
COMMUNITY NEWS: VCFA’s Three 2025 GDUSA Students to Watch
COMMUNITY NEWS: VCFA’s Three 2025 GDUSA Students to Watch
ALUMNX STORY: Joshua Johnson, 2021 MFA in Film
ALUMNX STORY: Joshua Johnson, 2021 MFA in Film
ALUMNX RE-INTERVIEW: Lori Steel, 2012 MFA in WCYA
ALUMNX RE-INTERVIEW: Lori Steel, 2012 MFA in WCYA
COMMUNITY NEWS: 2025 ALA Youth Media Award Recipients
COMMUNITY NEWS: 2025 ALA Youth Media Award Recipients
ALUMNX STORY: Ann Huang, 2014 MFA in Writing
ALUMNX STORY: Ann Huang, 2014 MFA in Writing
ALUMNX STORY: Benjamin Zervigón, 2024 MFA in Music Composition
ALUMNX STORY: Benjamin Zervigón, 2024 MFA in Music Composition
ALUMNX STORY: Kristie Frederick-Daugherty, 2005 MFA in Writing
ALUMNX STORY: Kristie Frederick-Daugherty, 2005 MFA in Writing
ALUMNX NEWS: Molly Gambardella (VA ’23) & the Maison Courvoisier Collection
ALUMNX NEWS: Molly Gambardella (VA ’23) & the Maison Courvoisier Collection
FACULTY STORY: Daphne McWilliams
FACULTY STORY: Daphne McWilliams
FACULTY STORY: Rick Baitz
FACULTY STORY: Rick Baitz
Faultline — Split Lip Magazine
Faultline — Split Lip Magazine
Rick Heffner (GD ’23) | NOTHING PERSONAL: A COLLABORATION IN BLACK AND WHITE — Mason Exhibitions
Rick Heffner (GD ’23) | NOTHING PERSONAL: A COLLABORATION IN BLACK AND WHITE — Mason Exhibitions
ALUMNX STORY: Nora Ericson, 2010 MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults
ALUMNX STORY: Nora Ericson, 2010 MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults
COMMUNITY NEWS: Sharon Darrow & Marianne Murphy Rainbow A Poem
COMMUNITY NEWS: Sharon Darrow & Marianne Murphy Rainbow A Poem
ALUMNX STORY: Kristie Frederick-Daugherty, 2005 MFA in Writing
ALUMNX STORY: Kristie Frederick-Daugherty, 2005 MFA in Writing
ALUMNX STORY: Kristie Frederick-Daugherty, 2005 MFA in Writing
ALUMNX STORY: Kristie Frederick-Daugherty, 2005 MFA in Writing
FACULTY NEWS: Samuel Kọ́láwọlé Shortlisted for Caine Prize for African Writing
FACULTY NEWS: Samuel Kọ́láwọlé Shortlisted for Caine Prize for African Writing
STUDENT STORY: Aaron Courts, 2026 MFA in Writing
STUDENT STORY: Aaron Courts, 2026 MFA in Writing
FACULTY STORY: Louise Hawes
FACULTY STORY: Louise Hawes
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