Evil Wins
A discussion of stories in which the villains win, and what they can offer readers, young and old.
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I’m Going to AWP!
A preview of my two accepted panels at the February 2017 conference of AWP, the Association of Writers and Writing Programs.
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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.
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Weird Little Movies
Hollywood blockbusters based on YA novels vs. quirky indie films, many of them from other countries with English subtitles: Why we need the latter, too.
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Original Sin
This is not what I wanted to return home to — the images of two African-American men gunned down by white police officers in as many days. We protest the killings...
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
