The value of the written word
In literary arts courses, students write regularly, discuss and evaluate writing, learn literary concepts and compile portfolios of their best writing.
They explore techniques of:
Exploring voice
Publication and performance, writers’ workshops and visiting authors are a regular part of literary arts curriculum.
All courses above the explore level are sequential and require the recommendation of the instructor.
Wordsworth: VSAA’s Literary Magazine
“A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.”
Literary arts faculty and staff

Jody Adams

Kelsey Hudson

Victor Riley

Morgan Kearney
Interest. Intention. Commitment.
Use the art form of writing to express yourself.