Category: Writing For Young People

Writer Wednesday: Meet DAVID YOO!

Welcome to WRITER WEDNESDAY! Today’s blog is all about my baby bro DAVID YOO. He is the author of two acclaimed YA novels (GIRLS FOR BREAKFAST/Delacorte ’05 and STOP ME IF YOU’VE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE/Hyperion ’08). His debut middle grade novel, THE DETENTION CLUB, hit bookstores on June 21, 2011 from Balzer + Bray.…
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Writer Wednesday: Contest & Conference Alerts!

Welcome to Writer Wednesday! Today’s blog will feature some upcoming writing contests and writing conferences for those of you who are interested in participating! They include the Lee & Low New Voices Award plus some SCBWI (Society of Children Book Writers & Illustrators) events. (Keep reading after the jump for all the contest/conference info…)

Writer Wednesday: Kid Lit Advice!

Welcome to another WRITER WEDNESDAY blog! Today’s blog is devoted to all you aspiring kid lit writers. I know many people who check out my website are aspiring children’s book writers (picture books to YA novels). I also teach a course called WRITING FOR CHILDREN at UCLA Extension Writers’ Program every now and then, too.…
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