WRITE A FICTIONALIZED MEMOIR #kidlit V.T. Bidania May 18, 7 pm CT Register Free: fictionalizedmemoir.eventbrite.com Learn how Bidania fictionalized something so personal—her family’s harrowing escape from Laos in 1975. Hear how she interviewed relatives & conducted research for her novel in verse.

WRITE A FICTIONALIZED MEMOIR V.T. Bidania May 18, 2026, 7 p.m. CT Register Free: fictionalizedmemoir.eventbrite.com Bidania’s middle grade novel in verse, A YEAR WITHOUT HOME, is a fictionalized memoir about her family’s harrowing escape from Laos in 1975.

WRITE A FICTIONALIZED MEMOIR V.T. Bidania May 18, 2026, 7 p.m. CT Register Free: linktr.ee/middlegradew... Bidania’s middle grade novel in verse, A YEAR WITHOUT HOME, is a fictionalized memoir about her family’s harrowing escape from Laos in 1975. Learn how she fictionalized something so personal.

Thank you, Gennifer Choldenko, for your terrific presentation at our March Middle Grade Writers Group! You were so generous in sharing your writing process and how you created The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman. We appreciate you and all the wonderful books you write! #Kidlit/YAEditorsFeed

Behind the Book: Gennifer Choldenko’s Writing Process @mgwg.bsky.social March 16, 2026 7 pm CT Register Free: gennifercholdenkoswritingprocess.eventbrite.com NYT bestseller and Newbery Honor winner, Gennifer Choldenko, shares her craft tips. #mglit #writingcraft #Kidlit/YABookBoosters #mgauthor

Behind the Book: Gennifer Choldenko’s Writing Process March 16, 2026 7pm CT Free gennifercholdenkoswritingprocess.eventbrite.com NYT bestseller & Newbery Honor winner Gennifer Choldenko shares craft tips. Find out the writing tips & tricks she uses with her own books. #kidlit #Kidlit/YAEditorsFeed

Behind the Book: Gennifer Choldenko’s Writing Process March 16, 2026 7 pm CT Free gennifercholdenkoswritingprocess.eventbrite.com NYT bestseller & Newbery Honor winner Gennifer Choldenko shares craft tips. Find out the writing tips & tricks she uses with her own books. #kidlit/YAEditorsFeed

Behind the Book: Gennifer Choldenko’s Writing Process Mar 16, 2026, 7pm CT Register Free: gennifercholdenkoswritingprocess.eventbrite.com NYT bestseller & Newbery Honor winner Gennifer Choldenko shares her craft tips.

Thank you to #1 NYT Bestseller Dan Gemeinhart for his outstanding presentation at last night’s Middle Grade Writers Group. He used examples from his own writing to talk about the “Secrets of Great First Chapters.” If you missed it, read his books! Thank you, Dan! @dangemeinhart.bsky.social #kidlit

Thank you to #1 NYT Bestseller Dan Gemeinhart for his outstanding presentation at last night’s Middle Grade Writers Group. He used examples from his own writing to talk about the “Secrets of Great First Chapters.” If you missed it, read his books! Thank you, Dan! @dangemeinhart.bsky.social #kitlit

Middle Grade Writers Group Feb 16, 7 pm CT Free secretsofgreatfirstchapters.eventbrite.com Gemeinhart's most recent bestseller, BUSTED, garnered 5 starred reviews & is a 2025 Amazon Best Book of the Year. He'll share how he writes great first chapters that turn into bestselling books. #kidlit

Middle Grade Writers Group Feb 16, 7pm CT Register Free: secretsofgreatfirstchapters.eventbrite.com Gemeinhart's most recent bestseller, BUSTED, garnered 5 starred reviews & is a 2025 Amazon Best Book of the Year. He'll share how he writes great first chapters that turn into bestselling books.

Middle Grade Writers Group Feb 16, 7 pm CT Free. secretsofgreatfirstchapters.eventbrite.com Gemeinhart's most recent bestseller, BUSTED, garnered five starred reviews & is a 2025 Amazon Best Book of the Year. He'll share how he writes great first chapters that turn into bestselling books. #kidlit

Thank you to the 2025 presenters for bringing terrific topics to the Middle Grade Writers Group. We hope you’ll check out and enjoy the many amazing books these authors have written.

A HUGE thank you to Lynne Kelly, USA Today bestselling author of THREE BLUE HEARTS, for giving an amazing presentation at last week’s Middle Grade Writers Group. The topic was Writing Unforgettable Animal Novels. Grab a copy of THREE BLUE HEARTS and enjoy. It’s unforgettable...

Writing Unforgettable Animal Novels Oct 20, 2025 7 pm CT Register Free: tinyurl.com/bdd87wmr Lynne Kelly is the bestselling author of MG novels, including Song for a Whale. Lynne will discuss how to craft compelling stories that explore our connection to the animal world. #writingcommunity

Write Unforgettable Animal Novels Lynne Kelly Oct 20, 2025 7 pm CT Register Free: tinyurl.com/bdd87wmr Some of the most unforgettable middle grade fiction features animals, whether they take center stage or are faithful friends of the human characters. Learn to make animals come alive on the page.

Novels-in-Verse: The Power of Poetic Narrative Sept 15, 7 p.m. CT Free: middlegradewritersgroup.eventbrite.com Panelists: Meg Eden Kuyatt, Doan Phuong Nguyen, Shifa Saltagi Safadi, Padma Venkatraman Award-winning authors discuss how they create novels-in-verse. #middlegradewriters #writingcommunity

Novels-in-Verse: The Power of Poetic Narrative Sept 15, 7 p.m. CT Free: middlegradewritersgroup.eventbrite.com Panelists: Meg Eden Kuyatt, Doan Phuong Nguyen, Shifa Saltagi Safadi, Padma Venkatraman Award-winning authors discuss how they create novels-in-verse. #writingcommunity #middlegradewriters

Novels-in-Verse: The Power of Poetic Narrative Sept 15, 7 p.m. CT Free: middlegradewritersgroup.eventbrite.com Panelists: Meg Eden Kuyatt, Doan Phuong Nguyen, Shifa Saltagi Safadi, Padma Venkatraman Authors discuss the creation of novels-in-verse using examples from their work. #novels-in-verse

The Pros and Cons of Getting an MFA in Writing for Children Erin Entrada Kelly and Eliot Schrefer May 19, 2025, 7PM CT Register Free: tinyurl.com/5exwx5j2 Erin Entrada Kelly & Eliot Schrefer teach in the MFAC program Hamline University. They will answer questions about program & their own careers.

The Pros and Cons of Getting an MFA in Writing for Children Erin Entrada Kelly and Eliot Schrefer May 19, 2025, 7PM CT Register Free: tinyurl.com/5exwx5j2 Erin Entrada Kelly & Eliot Schrefer teach in the MFAC program Hamline University. They will answer questions about program & their own careers.

Writing Spooky Mysteries with Matt McMann and Lindsay Currie April 21, 2025, 7 pm CT Register Free: tinyurl.com/4eyvcx5b Join us for a conversation between bestselling authors Matt McMann and Lindsay Currie. They’ll talk about how they write spooky mysteries. #writingcommunity #mglit #kidlit

Writing Spooky Mysteries Matt McMann & Lindsay Currie Apr 21, 2025, 7 pm CT Free: tinyurl.com/4eyvcx5b Join us for a conversation between two bestselling authors about writing spooky middle grade mysteries. #writingcommunity #mglit #mgwriters #kidlit #Booksky #writingspookymysteries

Writing Spooky Mysteries Matt McMann and Lindsay Currie April 21, 2025, 7pm CT Free tinyurl.com/4eyvcx5b Join us for a conversation between bestselling authors Matt McMann and Lindsay Currie. We’ll learn how they map out their books, blend “scary” with “mysterious,” and construct zinger scenes.

Growing Your Author Platform on Social Media with Matt Eicheldinger Middle Grade Writers Group Feb 17, 7 pm CT Register Free tinyurl.com/bdfprdnj The NYT bestselling author of MATT SPROUT AND THE CURSE OF THE TEN BROKEN TOES will share how he garnered 70 million views on social media. #kidlit

Growing Your Author Platform on Social Media with Matt Eicheldinger Middle Grade Writers Group Feb 17, 2025, 7pm CT Register Free tinyurl.com/bdfprdnj The NYT bestselling author of MATT SPROUTS AND THE CURSE OF THE TEN BROKEN TOES will share how he garnered 70 million views on social media. #kidlit

Next Monday! Join us for the live release of my latest data on the middle grade book market along with a Q&A for all your burning questions about what's happening with middle grade books.

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The Middle Grade Book Publishing Landscape Jan 20, 2025, 7pm CT Free: bit.ly/41llRZh Sam Subity, MG author & Data Analyst, will share his latest report on the MG industry. Mallory Kass, executive editor at Scholastic, will discuss the middle grade slump & what's needed to turn it around. #kidlit

Middle Grade Writers Group Monday, January 20, 2025, 7:00 p.m. CT Register Free. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-middle... Remember, we don’t record our meetings. Questions? @kingreyanderson.bsky.social