Tag Archives: teen fiction

A Cafe Chat with Agent Zoe Sandler, by Laura Parnum

Have you signed up for YA/MG Day in Lancaster, PA, on November 3? Did you know you can also sign up for a ten-page critique from one of the faculty members? Critique submissions are due this Friday, October 5. Sign … Continue reading

Posted in Cafe Chat, Interviews, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on A Cafe Chat with Agent Zoe Sandler, by Laura Parnum

A Cafe Chat with Quirk Books Editor Rick Chillot, by Laura Parnum

I was recently able to chat with Rick Chillot, editor at Quirk Books in Philadelphia. Rick will be presenting at YA/MG Day in November, and he’ll also be doing critiques, so be sure to sign up here. Laura: Hello, Rick. … Continue reading

Posted in Cafe Chat, Interviews, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on A Cafe Chat with Quirk Books Editor Rick Chillot, by Laura Parnum

A Cafe Chat with Abbey Lee Nash, by Laura Parnum

I am getting very excited for YA/MG day, which will be held on November 3 in Lancaster, PA. I was able to speak with YA author Abbey Lee Nash, one of the faculty members for this event, at the Eastern … Continue reading

Posted in Cafe Chat, Interviews, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

What Teens Love, Hate, and WANT in Literature: A Survey, Part 1 by Lindsay Bandy

As a writer of YA fiction who is, um, not a teenager anymore, I wanted to know firsthand what my readers really want. What keeps their attention? What makes them put a book down? How can I create their next … Continue reading

Posted in Education, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments