MFA in Writing Archive

Tarfia Faizullah’s poems appear widely in periodicals and anthologies both in America and abroad, and have been translated into Bengali, Spanish, and Chinese. 

VCFA MFA in Writing alumnx Dr. Claudia Ford (W ‘20) was awarded in early 2024 a Fulbright Scholar award from the distinguished Fulbright U.S. Scholar...

VCFA MFA in Writing alumnx and former VCFA Director of Recruitment Ann Dávila Cardinal (W ‘07) recently announced the publication of two exciting projects in...

VCFA class of 2018 MFA in Writing alumnx Allison Hong Merrill is an award-winning, bestselling author. You may know Hong Merrill from her debut, much...

The VCFA community will be represented this year at the annual Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) conference.

Hunger Mountain released its 29th issue, the Winter 2024 issue, on February 1, 2024. Hunger Mountain is VCFA’s esteemed and well-loved literary...

Long-time VCFA MFA in Writing faculty member and Co-Chair Sue William Silverman recently released her latest book, Acetylene Torch Songs: Writing True ...

In anticipation of our winter 2024 residency—taking place on the campus of Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, PA from January 5-13, 2024—our six...

Sean Singer is the author of Discography (Yale University Press, 2002), winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize, selected by W.S. Merwin, and...

Arkansas-born PATRICIA SPEARS JONES has lived and worked in New York City since 1974.  She is a poet, playwright, educator, cultural activist, and anthologist and...