'On Writing for Young People' Conference, 24-25 Oct, Online. We will be welcoming panellist Anna Trusty, whose paper is 'Heroines of Historical Fiction and How They Have Informed My Writing'. Info: tinyurl.com/6rf32t7c #OnWriting2024

'On Writing for Young People' Conference, 24-25 Oct, Online. Featuring Piu DasGupta 🐒🐍💎 on the intriguing topic, 'To Save, or Not to Save, the Cat? The Influence of Hollywood Scriptwriting Formulae on Contemporary Children's Writing'. Info: tinyurl.com/6rf32t7c #OnWriting2024

'On Writing for Young People' Conference, 24-25 Oct, Online. Includes a creative workshop on using games to build and develop character, with Andie Pring, founder of the online writing community Virtual Writers. Info: tinyurl.com/6rf32t7c #OnWriting2024

'On Writing for Young People' Conference, 24-25 Oct, Online. Featuring Sally Ashworth on the pressing question, ‘Help, My Protagonist is 14! Should I Hit Delete and Start Again?’. Info: tinyurl.com/6rf32t7c #OnWriting2024

'On Writing for Young People' Conference, 24-25 Oct, Online. Featuring @bethtrainbrown on the fruitful topic, ‘“A Child Playing at Detective”: How to use incompetence to create the Young Adult voice’. Info: tinyurl.com/6rf32t7c #OnWriting2024

The 'On Writing for Young People' Conference 2024 is just a week away. The papers are all pre-recorded and are ready to view. Ticket-holders, see your tickets, or the Eventbrite event page, for details on how to access the talks before the Q&As start on 24th! #OnWriting2024

✍️ In the latest entry to our PGR internship series, PhD Creative Writing at the University of Bristol candidate Daniela Rozental tells us about working with Dr @joannanadin to explore the role a disabled author's lived experience plays in their writing Read more about their research 👉 bit.ly/408Xk91

Highlighting our own Caitlin Clements’ (Caitlin Clements) article in the recent issue of Leaf Journal, on Writing for Young People. “I’ve always had such a fondness for the university setting, and been fascinated by how a campus environment can guide and influence teen protagonists." 1/3 leafjournal.org/article/120177…

We’re proud of Dani and Jo, and they’ll be presenting findings at Leaf Journal, on Writing for Young People conference in two weeks’ time.

'On Writing for Young People' Conference, 24-25 Oct, Online. Featuring Tracy Curran on the knotty question, ‘Picturebook Writers: Is it Fine to Write in Rhyme?’. Info: tinyurl.com/6rf32t7c #OnWriting2024

I thoroughly enjoyed writing this research article for my MA and am pleased to present it at the Leaf Journal, on Writing for Young People conference. Can’t wait to watch all the other presentations.

Got my ticket - can’t wait 🤓

'On Writing for Young People' Conference, 24-25 Oct, Online. Featuring Clare McCarron who asks the timely question, ‘Can Verse Novels Give a Swift Boost to Reading-For-Pleasure amongst MG & YA Readers in the UK?’. Info: tinyurl.com/6rf32t7c #OnWriting2024

Rachel is on a panel with another of our doctoral candidates Dani Rozental. Dani's PhD is looking at disability in MG fiction, disabled authors writing lived experience, and the abled gaze.

Absolutely fascinating keynote by Darren Chetty for the Leaf Journal, on Writing for Young People conference. Cannot wait to read this book, with Karen Sands-O'Connor drawing on and expanding their long-running column for Books for Keeps

Conference fomo? Fear not! We're offering access to recordings of the panel sessions for only £11. Watch again at your leisure before 1st Feb (doesn't include the keynote/workshops). eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-writing-f… #OnWriting2024

If you’re interested in children’s books, I really recommend watching the talks and panels from last week’s Leaf Journal conference.

📢 Northern children's writers! Submit your work-in-progress to the Hachette Children's Group Children's Novel Awards by 13 January to win £3000 and a 9-month programme of mentoring and professional development, as part of the #NorthernWritersAwards. Full details at: newwritingnorth.com/northern-write…

📢The new CLPE #ReflectingRealities report shows a decrease in the number of racially minoritised characters in UK children's books⁠. The latest survey shows a drop to just 17% of titles published in 2023, compared with 30% in 2022.⁠ Find out more clpe.org.uk/research/clpe-…