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17th July 2024
Our 2025 Yearbooks are here, and to mark the 118th edition of the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook and the 21st anniversary edition of...
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Young Adult (YA)
YA fiction can cover any genre but is written for an audience that ranges between 12 and 18. Your language and the experiences of your main characters must be in keeping with what's appropriate for your target reader. Authors of popular YA titles include JK Rowling, Malorie Blackman and Frances Hardinge.
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18th April 2024
“If only I could get that publishing contract! Just that first publishing contract…”
How often have you thought that? Most unpublished...
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17th October 2023
Do it again! Nicola Garrard discusses the ups and downs of writing a sequel and how her experiences with teenage refugees in Calais shaped her new...
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17th July 2023
In this new extract from the Children’s Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook 2024, Bella Pearson shares the values that drive her work as a children’s...
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15th February 2023
I’m Camilla Chester, a children’s author. I’ve been writing for children for many years, self-publishing three novels for 8-12s and then...
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15th February 2023
1. Be realistic
We’ve all set unrealistic goals for our writing. We boldly declare “I’m going to write a book in a month,” then feel...