By Emma Gibson I’ve already shared some of my highlights from the recent Canberra Writers Festival. Over the course of that weekend I attended several young adult fiction events, which merited a post of its own. On the Sunday of the festival, I went to a session titled ‘The importance of Australian YA’. Immediately before … Continue reading
Blogger in Residence, Chris Kerr, looks at how established YA writers creatively utilise social media. Read on to be inspired! One common thing aspiring writers are told is to make sure they have a good social media presence. Not everyone is convinced that social media has a positive impact on writers: American novelist Jonathan Franzen … Continue reading
Lauren Briggs investigates how to classify writing into Young Adult or Adult Fiction genres. There are two books sitting in front of me. One—let’s be very original and call it Book A—has a male protagonist, thirteen years old. It’s set in a small country town, where the protagonist has to contend with family problems, personal fears, … Continue reading
Kaz Delaney will be running a YA writing workshop at the ACT Writers Centre on Saturday 8 November. Bookings essential. Details here. 1.What is it about Young Adult literature that you love? The freshness, the rawness of the age. I adore teenagers – they’re irreverent, fun and so filled with passion. Often it’s misplaced but … Continue reading
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