Author Lisa Freeman shares 6 pitfalls for writers of YA and MG fiction to avoid when creating LGBTQ characters for their audiences.

2018 ONE-WEEK CREATIVE WRITING SUMMER CAMPS FOR TEENS: MIDDLE college & HIGH college STUDENTS Discover Your Writing Voice A week of exploration, instruction, creativity & fun!!

Want to make your YA characters more like real teenagers? This teenage writer talked to every teen she knows and came up with a list of the top 6 mistakes writers make when writing YA books.

teen writers adult writing adult literature adult fiction teen writing teen writers

Teen Ink, a national teen magazine, book series, and website devoted entirely to teenage writing, art, photos and forums. Students must be age 13-19 to participate, register and/or submit work.

Adult Fiction Categories and Age Ranges. The two categories of adult literature — adult (YA or “teen fiction”) and middle grade (“MG fiction”) — are split into several age ranges to help book buyers and readers judge the age-appropriateness of the content and the writing.

Check out the teen-written short stories, mysteries, science fiction, romance, poems, westerns, drama, horror, humor, and author interviews in the Teen Ink Fiction section.

The modern phenomenon of fan fiction as an expression of fandom and fan interaction was popularized and defined via Star Trek fandom and …

Teen Writing Contests. New Youth Connections – A different writing prompt for each contest. You must be age 14-19 to enter. Preference will …

The Writers Studio offers workshops in New York, Tucson, San Francisco, and Amsterdam in a program developed by Pulitzer Prize winner. Students publish and win …