Posts tagged 'Teenage'
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'Express Yourself'
Posted 23 April 2012 I was asked to organise an event as part of my residency with Booktrust, and that event happened at London Book Fair. The idea I had was pretty simple too.... Read ''Express Yourself' ' -
Plotting your ideas
Posted 12 April 2012 After my recent blog about using the world you know to inform your stories, I thought it would be a good idea to talk about plotting your ideas. Read 'Plotting your ideas ' -
What makes a good teen/YA novel?
Posted 5 April 2012 Time and again I get asked what makes a great teen novel. I know what I think but I thought it might be interesting to ask some of my fellow... Read 'What makes a good teen/YA novel?' -
Journey to publication: Dear Dylan
Posted 2 April 2012 Author Siobhan Curham tells us the story of her first book for teenagers, the award-winning Dear Dylan Read 'Journey to publication: Dear Dylan ' -
These are some of my favourite things
Posted 26 March 2012 Throughout my career I've read many teenage and young adult novels. Partly I like to know what else is out there. Mostly however, I read them because I want to... Read 'These are some of my favourite...' -
Exploring dystopian worlds
Posted 19 March 2012 To celebrate the release of The Hunger Games film this week, Marie Lu, author of debut YA novel Legend, joins us to discuss the enduring appeal of dystopia Read 'Exploring dystopian worlds ' -
A future not of my choosing
Posted 8 March 2012 To mark International Women's Day, Sufiya Ahmed tells us about the practice of forced marriages amongst British teenagers - and how this inspired her book Secrets of the Henna Girl Read 'A future not of my choosing' -
Accentuate the positive (eliminate the negative)
Posted 6 March 2012 I've spent the past two weeks working exclusively with teenagers in schools around the UK and found myself talking about how negatively they are portrayed in the national media. I've... Read 'Accentuate the positive (eliminate the negative)' -
Why I love doing events
Posted 22 February 2012 Two weeks ago I was invited to spend a couple of days at the British School of Paris – lucky me – and it got me thinking about why school... Read 'Why I love doing events ' -
Imagine Festival: The Roald Dahl Funny Prize
Posted 15 February 2012 Warm up your winter days with this rip-roaring line-up at the Imagine Festival at the Southbank Centre, London on Sunday 26 February 2012. Read 'Imagine Festival: The Roald Dahl Funny...'
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