'On Writing for Young People' Conference returns with a stellar line-up. The Call for Papers is open, and tickets are on sale now. 100% online, 5-6 Nov. For children's and YA writers to come together and share insights. ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/conference

'On Writing for Young People' Conference returns with a stellar line-up. The Call for Papers is open, and tickets are on sale now. 100% online, 5-6 Nov. For children's and YA writers to come together and share insights. ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/conference #ukkidslit #kidslituk #academicsky

NEWS JUST IN We are delighted to be able to confirm that our 2nd keynote speaker will be Waterstones Children's Laureate, Patrice Lawrence MBE. Our conference is shaping up to be the best yet! Join us 4th & 5th Nov, online, for 'On Writing for Young People' 2026! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-writing...

On Writing for Young People: Conference 2026

On Writing for Young People: a 2-day online conference. Ideas & insights in the academic field of creative writing for kids & YA. 5-6 Nov.

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As Volume 4 of 'Leaf Journal' is out, we now get to shout about the articles! Including the astute '‘I Need To Learn – Am Learning’: How To Use Inexperience To Craft A Young Adult Voice' by @bethtrainbrown.bsky.social ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/article/v...

Our 2026 Conference, 'On Writing for Young People' is on sale! Join us, 5-6 Nov to hear a keynote from the Carnegie-award winning Beth O'Brien on disability in literature, and many other panels and workshops. 100% online. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-writing...

On Writing for Young People: Conference 2026

On Writing for Young People: a 2-day online conference. Ideas & insights in the academic field of creative writing for kids & YA. 5-6 Nov.

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As Volume 4 of 'Leaf Journal' is out, we now get to shout about the articles! Noah Weisz reflects on the ‘literary magic’ of re-readability with particular focus on Frances Hardinge’s ‘Cuckoo Song’. ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/article/v...

As Vol 4 of 'Leaf Journal' is out, we now get to shout about the articles! Inc the thoughtful analysis of 'Crossing the Line: Considering the Dual Accessibility of the Verse Narrative...' by Edward Davies ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/article/v...

As Volume 4 of 'Leaf Journal' is out, we now get to shout about the articles! Including the sharp insight of 'Time-Play: Slipping the Bounds of a Classic Children’s Genre' by @ruthmoore.bsky.social Read it here: ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/article/v...

As Volume 4 of 'Leaf Journal' is out, we now get to shout about the articles! Including the thoughtful 'How to Write Queer Antagonists in YA Fiction Without Making Queerness a Signifier for Evil' by Jo Baker. ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/article/v...

As Volume 4 of 'Leaf Journal' is out, we now get to shout about the articles! Writer and emetophobia sufferer George Purves offers creative techniques to produce realistic and transformative depictions of the condition in this wonderfully helpful article: ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/article/v...

Our annual online conference 'On Writing for Young People' returns 5-6 Nov 2026. At this point, we warmly invite proposals from our wider community for topics they would like to present on at the conference, or a writing workshop they would like to run. Details: ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/conference

Anyone lurking around Frome on 26th March, would be lovely to see you at this event for After Darcy… winstonebooks.co.uk/products/fro...

FROME EVENT | After Darcy Launch with Joanna Nadin

Thursday 26th March, 7.30pm, Venue TBC, FromeIt is a truism, frequently invoked by the members of the Meryton Women’s Guild, that one is only ever as happy as one’s unhappiest child. So, with five dau...

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Come to this free online event as part of the Good Grief Festival! I’ll be talking to former children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho about how books can help children deal with grief. www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

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I have no idea why, or for how long, but 'Writing for Young People' by me is currently cheap(er) on Kindle. If you've ever wanted an easy-going, accessible guide to why children's books are works of staggering genius, then this is for you! #kidlituk #academicsky www.amazon.co.uk/Writing-Youn...

Huge congratulations to our editorial board member @joannanadin.bsky.social. Carnegie Longlister!!! 🔥😍

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They're here: the longlists for the #Carnegies2026. 19 books are on the longlist for the Carnegie Medal for Writing, including 5 past winners. Is your favourite here? Which of these books would you choose for the shortlist? @CarnegieMedals #booksky booksforkeeps.co.uk/carnegie-med...

It is a NEW BOOK DAY! 'Writing for Young People', by me, is an accessible look at how fiction for children and young adults is crafted. In eight chapters, we take a DEEP DIVE into picturebooks, MG and YA with AUTHOR INTERVIEWS and WRITING EXERCISES #kidlit #ukkidlit uk.bookshop.org/p/books/writ...

'Leaf Journal' is a scholarly journal that publishes insights and observations on the act of creative writing for young people. We are currently welcoming submissions of articles for Volume 4. ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/about/sub... #UKkidLit #academicsky

'Leaf Journal' is a scholarly journal that publishes insights and observations on the act of creative writing for young people. We are currently welcoming submissions of articles for Volume 4. ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/about/sub... #UKkidLit #academicsky

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Happy birthday J.R.R. Tolkien! Here’s my latest tribute to “On Fairy-stories” and the way it shaped the thinking (and writing!) of later fantasy authors. dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/in-tolkien... @tolkiensociety.org @uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social

Children's/YA writers in need of feedback, you can bid for a (min) 2k editorial report on the first 15k of a novel. Written by me, an award-winning author with 15 years experience and a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing. I am kind but thorough. #UKKidLit #kidlit app.galabid.com/creatives4su...

If you missed our conference, and you're feeling glum about it, then the post-conference ticket might be for you! It gives you access to the panel papers and Q&A with the authors until 1st Feb 2026 for only £8! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-writing...

Wow! So many amazing creative treats are available to bid for as part of the 'Creatives 4 Sudan' auction. And the money raised will be used to help people escaping the terrible situation in El-Fasher. See app.galabid.com/creatives4su... Thanks to @raafaye.bsky.social for the design.

Our two-day conference, 'On Writing for Young People' is over for another year. We had, amazing speakers, wonderful workshops and the quality of the CHAT was off-the-scale. Thank you to everyone who made it possible. It was maybe the best one yet. Now to lie in a darkened room for the weekend...

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A permanent Lecturer position in Children's Literature and Creative Education is available at Goldsmiths, University of London. Please consider applying and/or sharing with others. As the Head of the MA Children's Literature, I'll be working closely with the successful applicant! Deadline: 4 Dec.

Our delegates have started watching the pre-recorded panel papers. But there are live sessions too - our Q&As, workshops and our keynote! Including 'Flash Fairytales' with the ever-brilliant Claire Hennessy www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-writing...

With only two weeks to go until the live sessions of our online conference, the pre-recorded panel papers are live today. Including those on 'Centring the Reader' www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-writing...

Huge congratulations to our brilliant Editorial Board member, @joannanadin.bsky.social! We'll be keeping our fingers and toes crossed!

Dr Joanna Nadin@joannanadin.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Sixth time a charm is… something they never say. But I am over the moon about this. Thank you to the librarians and readers who are championing Birdy, and to the inimitable @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social for their belief in me and all the Mannerings.

With less than three weeks to go before the conference returns, check out the programme! Including a workshop on creating your characters with Alyssa Hollingsworth www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/on-writing...