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.

Read Hour
Article
6 min read
Bringing Read Hour to the UK
Olli Alanen
1st September 2021
Edited
1st September 2021
Olli Alanen, executive director of Finland's Children and Youth Foundation, on the origins of Read Hour, and why it's so important to get involved....
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BBonlivre
Article
7 min read
The Feel of Fiction
Clare ADMIN
23rd August 2021
Edited
19th November 2021
W&A Team member and author Clare Povey discusses the importance of making your readers feel something. For more free advice articles on the...
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Guide to Writing for Children & YA
Blog
2 min read
Mind Map
Linda Strachan
17th August 2021
Edited
5th January 2022

Take a single word and put it in the middle of a blank sheet of paper.

Underline it.

From that word, draw a line out and write...

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William Ryan
Article
3 min read
Improve Your First Draft
William Ryan
11th August 2021
Edited
2nd September 2021
A collection of free advice articles from acclaimed author, William Ryan, on the process of editing and improving the structure of your manuscript...
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