Young Adult (YA)

YA fiction can cover any genre but is written for an audience that ranges between 12 and 18. Your language and the experiences of your main characters must be in keeping with what's appropriate for your target reader. Authors of popular YA titles include JK Rowling, Malorie Blackman and Frances Hardinge.

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24 min read

Blood Entwines: An Extract

Caroline Healy

21st July 2014

Edited

12th October 2020

Running alongside Caroline Healy's article, The Writer's Choice: Short Story Versus the Novel, we have an extract from her latest novel, Blood...

The Mapmaker's Daughter by Caroline Dunford

Article

6 min read

Mastering Your Craft

Caroline Dunford

4th June 2014

Edited

14th October 2020

Caroline Dunford - author, playwright, journalist & short story writer - on how so many different forms of writing have influenced and informed...

Article

3 min read

Writing YA Fiction

Matt Whyman

18th March 2014

Edited

12th October 2020

It’s been a while since I was one, but we’ve all been there. It’s a time of life that fascinates me. We’re all geared up to make our mark on...

Article

7 min read

Do Your Research (And The Characters Will Write The Book For You)

Polly Courtney

19th February 2014

Edited

17th September 2020

Polly Courtney on developing your characters and how extensive research into the subject of her novel brought her characters to life.

Article

9 min read

Interview with Sarah J. Maas

Writers & Artists

25th September 2013

Edited

28th October 2020

In an interview with Sarah J Maas, YA author of The Throne of Glass books, she discusses writing fantasy, what inspires her to write & building...

Article

5 min read

Interview With Sarah Crossan

Writers & Artists

23rd April 2013

Edited

28th October 2020

Read our interview with Sarah Crossan, author of BREATHE, The Weight Of Water - a book that has been shortlisted for (deep breath) the Carnegie Medal...