Posts tagged 'Booktrust Teenage'
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The End of Reality: Why Novels are getting Weirder
Posted 21 December 2012 Matt Haig talks to authors like James Smythe and Nick Harkaway about science fiction, the end of the world and 'genre'. Read 'The End of Reality: Why Novels...' -
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...' -
Books without barriers
Posted 3 December 2012 In his first blog as online writer in residence, Matt Haig lays out his agenda for the next six months and teaches us a thing or two about genre snobbery... Read 'Books without barriers ' -
Diversity in literature
Posted 8 May 2012 One of the topics, which I've given talks and interviews about again and again, is the question of whether young adult and teen literature is diverse enough. Does it accurately... Read 'Diversity in literature ' -
'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' ' -
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...' -
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)' -
Breaking your back
Posted 29 June 2010 As part of my duties as Writer In Residence, I’ve been working on an exclusive short story for the site. An opportunity to put my money where my mouth is,... Read 'Breaking your back ' -
Until we meet again
Posted 14 September 2009 And so my period as writer in residence here at Booktrust have come to an end. And what a time. In the past six months, I’ve... Read 'Until we meet again ' -
The forest and the trees
Posted 1 September 2009 I’ve been a bit silent of late, but I’ve got a good reason. I was deep into the final stages of that third draft I kept talking about, and the... Read 'The forest and the trees '
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