At VCFA, we believe that all voices, styles, and subject matter are equally valid in the search for emotional and artistic truth. The work of our faculty and visiting writers embodies the broad range of approaches open to our creative nonfiction students.

 

We teach personal, meditative, and lyric essays; the memoir; immersion writing; hybrid and experimental forms; as well as the traditional, more formal essay. Within these subgenres students explore the self within the context of family dynamics and childhood; the natural world, travel, and place; spiritual, social and cultural issues, and much more. Please click here to see VCFA’s contemporary creative nonfiction reading list.

 

The boundaries of creative nonfiction are constantly changing and expanding. We help each student find her or his unique voice within this chorus of choices. We work with each student individually to discover her or his most profound work in a safe and nurturing environment.

 

We invite you to learn more about our CNF faculty.