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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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...

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How to Choose Your Villain

Laura Powell

9th April 2013

Edited

12th October 2020

As YA author Laura Powell releases Witch Fire, the highly-anticipated sequel to Burn Mark, she provides valuable insight into one of writing's great...

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Writing and the Children's Book Market

Chris Kloet

27th July 2012

Edited

24th January 2021

Around 10,000 new children’s titles are published in the UK every year. Chris Kloet, Editor-at-Large at Walker Books, suggests how a potential author...

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Interview with Benjamin Zephaniah

Writers & Artists

27th July 2012

Edited

28th October 2020

Benjamin Zephaniah is known as a performance poet, but that’s only one of his talents – he’s also a reggae artist, children’s writer, novelist and...

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Interview with Mary Hooper

Writers & Artists

27th July 2012

Edited

24th November 2020

*From the W&A Archive: This article was originally posted in 2011*

Mary Hooper has written over 70 books for children and young...

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Writing Genre Fiction for Children

Malorie Blackman

27th July 2012

Edited

24th January 2021

Malorie Blackman looks at the different genres of children’s books with a view to helping writers decide what kind of story they could write.