Middle Grade (Children's)

Your target readership is pre-teen; typically between 6 and 12 year-olds. Middle grade stories tend to feature protagonists that are of a similar age to the target audience, with themes covered and language used also age-appropriate. Authors of popular middle grade titles include Katherine Rundell, Jacqueline Wilson and Roald Dahl.

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4 min read
17th September 2015
Edited
23rd September 2020
Author Polly Ho-Yen discusses setting in writing, and why it's important to remember that writing is - first and foremost - about living.