VCFA Stories

“Music, composition, writing—it’s all storytelling.” -JohnPaul Beattie (MC ’18) Two things have managed to stick with composer and VCFA Music Composition alumnx JohnPaul “JP” Beattie...

VCFA MFA in Writing alumnx and current VCFA MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults Program Director brandon brown (W ’23) recently received a...

A graduate of VCFA’s former MFA in Writing & Publishing program, writer, editor, and educator Rebecca Jamieson is a believer in the  power of the...

“Graphic design is like the center of a roundabout, each street branching out from the roundabout are the different creative paths: illustration, animation, motion graphics,...

Join the VCFA MFA in Music Composition community for Vespa, A Girl and Her Pet Wasp, an opera in four acts.  The story of Vespa...

Author, editor, and VCFA MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults alumnx Nora Shalaway Carpenter (WCYA ’12) is set to release her latest anthology,...

Three members of the VCFA MFA in Graphic Design community have been named as 2025 GDUSA Students to Watch: Tim Murray (GD ’24), Jewell Melisa...

VCFA MFA in Film alumnx Joshua James Johnson (F ’21) is a writer, director, professor, and professional visual effects (VFX) artist. In his career, Johnson...

MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults alumnx Lori Steel (WCYA ’12) has been involved in the world of children’s literature in one way...

The American Library Association (ALA) announced their 2025 Youth Media Award winners this January, which included and celebrated five VCFA voices in five award categories....