This winter Vermont College of Fine Arts is lucky to have Marla Frazee joining us as a Writer of Distinction. She’s an author and illustrator of spirited and structurally exacting picture books, and her work includes The Boss Baby, A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, and the Clementine series for which she did the [...]
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One of the wonderful things about residency is meeting the Writers in Residence. A few days ago, Peter talked about visiting author/illustrator Marla Frazee. Today, I will bring you highlights from a Q&A that I did with Libba Bray last week in which she talks about writing process, humor, and the well-plated NECI food. What [...]
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Those post-dystopians, the VCFA Class of January 2013, has announced their name. THE DYSTROPIANS!
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What happened at the Vermont College of Fine Arts yesterday? The day began with two wonderful lectures by graduating students. Listening to my peers always blows me away. The writers in this program know so much, and they have so many ways of tackling craft issues. It’s a very humbling, yet enlightening experience. Next on the [...]
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??? ??? If you’re a current or former VCFA student, you probably know that faculty member Tim Wynne-Jones is a staple of each residency, and although his laughter is not ringing out in the chapel this January, there is still a lot of buzz going around about him. His latest novel, Blink and Caution, won [...]
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I am sore! Nothing major… just an old VCFA injury acting up again. My arms are stiff, my shoulders ache, there is a kink in my neck and my back is throbbing. It seems to happen the first few days of every residency. I thought it would be better during the winter semester where I [...]
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The Vermont College of Fine Arts winter residency is in full swing. Here at the Tollbooth we’ll post missives from the residency every day. First off Sheryl Scarborough joins us– Brigadoon Reappears in Vermont Stardate: January 2012… soon (this semester’s graduating class) The Keepers of the Dancing Stars will boogie their way out of our [...]
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As First Semesters we’ve been inducted, registered, photographed, work shopped, measured, sorted and now finally meted out to our various faculty advisors. Our process has begun. We have been caught in VCFA’s nets. And last night we celebrated the Grads (the class of the Bat Poets) as they swim toward their release. Nearly all of [...]
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i had heard a lot of stories about Vermont College’s MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults . Always the words and sentiments were the same. “It’s so amazing!” “You will love it.” These grads actually said: “I miss it so much!” “I wish I was still there!” Yeah, okay. The Kool aid is [...]
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Today at Vermont College of Fine Arts, students and faculty in the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program watched the 2011 ALA Award ceremony. Rita Williams-Garcia was in the audience, and we all cheered when she won the Coretta Scott King Book Award for One Crazy Summer. A few minutes later she [...]
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