Posts tagged 'Young adult'
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Why write for young adults?
Posted 23 May 2013 Alexia Casale, author of The Bone Dragon, writes about why she writes for young adults - and gives her take on writing about difficult subjects like violence and abuse Read 'Why write for young adults? ' -
'I think I did a pretty good job...'
Posted 3 April 2013 Author Michael Grant reflects on how it feels to have come to the end of the bestselling GONE series Read ''I think I did a pretty...' -
'Even the bad guys have back stories'
Posted 18 March 2013 Teen author Erin Jade Lange tells us why she wants to paint the bullies in her novels not simply in black and white, but in shades of grey Read ''Even the bad guys have back...' -
A novel born of shame and pride
Posted 18 March 2013 Alan Gibbons on how the darker side of two great cities - Manchester and Liverpool - helped inspire his latest novel, Raining Fire Read 'A novel born of shame and...' -
The Quietness
Posted 15 March 2013 Debut author Alison Rattle tells us about the inspiration for her teenage novel - the dark and horrifying world of Victorian baby farming Read 'The Quietness ' -
Young Adult Fiction: Coming out of the Closet
Posted 12 February 2013 For LGBT History Month, join us for a free event at the Free Word Centre in London exploring the portrayal of gay and lesbian characters and relationships in young adult... Read 'Young Adult Fiction: Coming out of...' -
'For the past to truly live for us, we...
Posted 4 February 2013 Author of The Things We Did for Love, Natasha Farrant writes about the challenges of bringing the past to life in historical fiction Read ''For the past to truly live...' -
A Writer's Resolutions
Posted 11 January 2013 In which Matt sets himself some New Year's Resolutions, some attainable, some impossible and some he has already broken... Read 'A Writer's Resolutions ' -
Poetry versus prose
Posted 7 January 2013 Author of The Weight of Water Sarah Crossan muses on why she chose to write a teenage novel in verse form Read 'Poetry versus prose ' -
Everything you wanted to know about being a writer...
Posted 10 December 2012 In which Matt lists all the things you never knew about writers, like what are they like, how do they take bad reviews and how good are they at dancing... Read 'Everything you wanted to know about...'
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