Whole Novel Historical Fiction Workshop
Announcing a second workshop I'm teaching for Highlights this summer, the Whole Novel Historical Fiction Workshop. My favorite topic!
Experts
A report on my first time teaching adults in a writing workshop, impressed by the expertise of the attendees.
I Get to Teach Adults
After many years of teaching history and writing to children and teens, I'm now teaching adult writers for the first time and applying some of my methods.
Sympathy for the Devil: Villains
A discussion of villains, their role in the story, and what makes a villain worthy and worth reading about.
I’m a Mentor! The #KidsNeedMentors Program
I received my #KidsNeedMentors match for this year and look forward to working with a sixth grade class, Lego included.
Translation Workshop
Since becoming co-chair of the PEN Translation Committee, I've been working on some new initiatives that draw from my experience as a writer of my own fiction and a translator…
Workshops, Workshops
It's back-to-school week here in New York, and my daughter is preparing for her first class of fifth graders who will arrive tomorrow. And I'm scheduling my own back-to-school events…
Encouraging Young Writers: Engaging with the Story
How I encouraged middle school writers in a workshop to share their writing and engage with each other's work in a positive way.
The Literature of Witness
The importance of #ownvoices authors and their literature of witness for a new generation of African-American teens as we confront a nation in crisis.
Answers for Aspiring Teen Authors from Madeline Dyer
With dystopian author Madeline Dyer, taking questions from teen writers and others who want to learn more about writing and the publishing industry.