National Book Award shortlist includes VCFA alumna, former faculty member

News Release — Vermont College of Fine ArtsOct. 11, 2017
Contact:Tim Simard
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Montpelier, Vt.—Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) alumna Ibi Zoboi (’14) and her former faculty member Rita Williams-Garcia have both made the five-member shortlist for the 2017 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. This is the first time a VCFA alumna and her former professor have been named finalists for the prestigious award in the same ye