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Novice middle grade and young adult novelists looking to share their work and gain feedback from fellow writers have a new opportunity. Story Guild is a national program in which participants read from their unsubmitted novels and discuss their writing with their peers and a host author.
The program, created by children’s author Jonathan Auxier, will launch its first season this spring in six cities across the country. Visit Jonathan’s website to learn more.
Here’s a clip from the Northern Writers and Publisher's Round Table. It was fun to talk with other authors about our love of great books. Watch it on Facebook >
A little late in posting, but I had a great time with Bemidji middle school writers doing three days of writing workshops.
This year, more than 250 books were nominated and 32 were selected as finalists. "West of the Moon" by Margi Preus won best Young People's Literature.
“Astri makes a daring escape from a mean goat farmer, retrieves her little sister, and, armed with a troll treasure, a book of spells and curses, and a possibly magic hairbrush, the two set off for America. Preus is the Newbery Honor-winning author of five books for young readers.”
Listen to Margi Preus’s interview on the Daily Circuit for Minnesota Writers Week, a week of interviews with local writers working today. She talks about her inspirations, including the origins of her writing house. “It's all wooded around, so I have a lot of wildlife to look at. This is good, because I do spend quite a bit of time staring out the window — more than I probably should." Listen now >
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