Cindy Faughnan writes contemporary middle grade fiction that often takes place in Vermont where she taught seventh and eighth grade English. She completed an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts and loves talking about her experience there. She won the Pen New England Children’s Book Caucus Discovery Award and is a member of SCBWI.
Recently Published Poems
“Window Art” High Five, February 2026
“Don’t Worry” The Country in the Mirror: Poems of Protest & Witness, ed. Sharon Darrow
“Saturday Tradition” Little Thoughts Press: Traditions & Rituals, July 2026 
“Fog Magic” Tyger, Tyger, Issue 10: Surprise, December 2025
“A Soft Snow Falls” Dirigible Balloon, December 2025