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8th December 2020
I scraped a pass in my English Language and Literature O Levels – QED you might suggest. My love of books came late, but it came. My love of...
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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7th October 2020
The third and final instalment in a series written by author Allan Boroughs on the importance of researching your children's book.
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11th August 2022
An interview with illustrator and writer Jonny Duddle, the man behind the new children's editions of the Harry Potter series.
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7th October 2020
In the second instalment in a series of three articles for us on the importance of research when writing fiction, children's writer Allan Boroughs...
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7th October 2020
In this first instalment in a series of three articles for us on the importance of research when writing fiction, children's writer Allan Boroughs...
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14th September 2020
Illustrator Jim Smith has a more subversive sense of humour than most. When he was fresh out of college he landed a client by the name of Puccino’s...