As students head back to the classroom, it’s time for us to take back our #literarylives and return to our work on the page. ✍️ Join Courage to Create Community with Bethany Hegedus tomorrow (8/22) at 10am CT for a FREE bonus event! Plus stay tuned til the end for special membership opps. courage.thewritingbarn.com/special-invite…

Calling all kidlit writers! 📣 In Crafting the Chapter Book with award-winning author Marcie Colleen, you'll study other chapter books and learn the best tricks of the trade to create your own! Sign up for this amazing six-session class here: buff.ly/4dVHCBY

Every writing critique group has them ... which one(s) are you? #AmWriting #WriterCommunity #WritingCommunity #AuthorsofX

Fiction novelists searching for community, connections, and quality feedback, look no further! 🔎 Award-winning author Carrie Jones is joining us this fall for a six-month exploration of your literary life. Check out these testimonials. Apply here: buff.ly/3X06GAL

Picture books are meant to be read aloud! 🙂 In this The Writing Barn webinar, I’ll share many of the strategies you can use to create an irresistible read-aloud. Register here: thewritingbarn.com/class/craft-we…

We have three WSS sessions coming up! 🖋️ These six-month programs provide opportunities for you to hone your craft, find a community, and prepare for the next steps in your writing journey. Check out these graphics and then learn more here: buff.ly/3VnRcEm

WSS comes with a complimentary membership to the Courage to Create community! ✨ Learn more at thewritingbarn.com/upcoming-class…

Every pitch is different! ✨ Discover how to create your perfect picture book pitch in this webinar with NY Times Bestselling Illustrator Wallace West. Learn more and register here: buff.ly/4dECNx0

We're so proud of Verge writers like Jennifer Anyong who are already getting attention from editors & agents. ✨ Comment VERGE for more details on this new program! #AmWriting #AmQuerying #WriterCommunity #AuthorsofX

Say hello to your Writing Barn directory! ✨ We do have a small team and our responses may come a bit slower at times, but we always look forward to hearing from you all.

September is Library Card Sign Up Month. If you don’t have a library card or used to have one but aren’t sure what might have happened to it, now the perfect time to stop by your local library and get a new or replacement card. Library cards are free, available to any one of

Chapter books are flying off the shelves! 📚 Award-winning author and chapter book virtuoso Marcie Colleen is ready to give you the nuts and bolts to shape your own chapter book concept in her six-session class. Sign up here: buff.ly/4dVHCBY

Yashika Mody The Writing Barn Tammi Sauer scbwi Thanks so much! SCBWI East PA is awesome! And I enjoyed the webinar by Tammi Sauer through the The Writing Barn, too. She was excellent -- lots of great examples and inspiration galore! Hooray for humor!

This one is for the kidlit writers! 🎉 Hannah Barnaby is ready to use her experience as a children's book editor, bookseller, and published author to help you craft and mold your stories. Join her WSS course to get her tips and feedback! Sign up here: buff.ly/47f4BW8

Congrats to all involved!

Join Rob Sanders & WB team member Susan Johnston Taylor (she/her) on IG Live Tuesday, 9/10 at 1pm CT as they discuss Rob’s latest NF book & his upcoming WSS for Nonfiction Writers class! Curious about Rob's books, his author life or his WSS for NF Writers? Leave a comment & let us know! 💬

Join us in person at The Writing Barn on Thursday, September 26 for our next Write Away Day! Register now at thewritingbarn.com/class/write-aw… #ATX #AmWriting #WriterCommunity #WritingCommunity

Fantastic interview & #giveaway with Writing Barn author Philip Hoelzel on Kathy Temean's blog: kathytemean.wordpress.com/2024/09/08/boo… #AmWriting #Kidlit #PictureBooks #ChildrensBooks

Industry transparency is a key part of Writing Barn programming. 🔑 Join Bethany Hegedus + a panel of recent WB Success Stories at this FREE event & get tips on staying the course, creative resilience + how investing in yourself & your lit life pays off. courage.thewritingbarn.com/industry-succe…