Passing along some amazing MFA news!

AJ White, alum of our VCU MFA in Creative Writing, won the 2024 National Poetry Series for Blue Loop, which will be published by University of Georgia Press. Announcement here: https://nationalpoetryseries.org/meet-the-2024-national-poetry-series-competition-winners/

Josh Galarza, current third-year student in our MFA, was just longlisted for the National Book Award, for his debut novel The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky, out now from Henry Holt and Co. Announcement here: https://www.nationalbook.org/2024-national-book-awards-longlist-for-young-peoples-literature/

Congratulations to both writers!