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We will be running this prize again in 2021 so keep your eyes peeled for further details of this year's prize - including judge, prize offerings...
Middle Grade (Children's)
Your target readership is pre-teen; typically between 6 and 12 year-olds. Middle grade stories tend to feature protagonists that are of a similar age to the target audience, with themes covered and language used also age-appropriate. Authors of popular middle grade titles include Katherine Rundell, Jacqueline Wilson and Roald Dahl.
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24th January 2022
William Ryan provides tips on how to write a good synopsis (with a little help from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice). For lots more free advice on...
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21st April 2021
‘I’ve written for children my whole career, writing a novel for children will be a piece of cake, right?’ WRONG.
I have been writing for...
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8th December 2021
Our final masterclasses for 2021 provide the perfect opportunity to sharpen up your creative instincts ahead of the Christmas period.
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24th January 2021
The term ‘reluctant readers’ is used for ease, although they are not always reluctant per se: some children have conditions that make the act of...
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24th January 2021
Most characters do not appear in your head fully formed; they develop gradually in much the same way as we get to know a new acquaintance....