Tell Your Story: Novels

Novels are an exciting genre in children’s literature, whether they are middle grade (ages 8-13) or young adult (ages 13 and up.) There are seemingly endless novel categories, too: novels in verse, contemporary, horror, fantasy, historical fiction, mystery and narrative nonfiction.

Whatever your novel interest, we’ve got resources and workshops to help you begin, revise, plot, outline, receive feedback, develop characters and more.

No matter where you are on your journey, we’re glad you’re here. We can give you the skills you need to create the very best novel for kids and teens.

Novel Workshops

Whole Novel Historical: A Virtual Course for Historical Novelists

Starts: June 15, 2023

Summer Camp in Fiction: Explore, Play, and Inspire

Starts: July 7, 2023

Whole Novel Workshop: An In-Person Retreat for Novelists (August)

Starts: August 17, 2023

Shape Your Story: A 6-Week Novel Intensive with Author & Agent Linda Epstein (Fall)

Starts: August 24, 2023

Just Do It! Your Collaborative Support Group for Finishing Your Draft (Fall)

Starts: September 20, 2023

Line Editing Your MG or YA Novel: An Online Course (Fall)

Starts: September 27, 2023

Middle Grade Writers: A Generative Retreat Experience

Starts: October 1, 2023

Revising Your Novel in Verse: An Online Course

Starts: October 4, 2023

The Crash Course in Children’s Book Publishing (Fall)

Starts: October 4, 2023

Making Magic: Writing and Refining Fantastical and Otherworldly Stories

Starts: October 23, 2023

Whole Novel Workshop: An In-Person Retreat for Novelists (November)

Starts: November 5, 2023

Explore Our Novel Workshops

Inspiring Children Through Story

“My picture book ... deals with parents separating. One little boy, who parents recently divorced, went to bed with [it] many nights. This deeply moved me to know this picture book helped this little boy.”

"I tutor 2nd grade reluctant readers. My understanding of picture book structure and prose allows me to help them learn more than words. Rather than just read the story, we talk about it."

"You mean I get to keep this book forever?"

…Spoken by a child in tears who was gifted with one of my books at a school visit and had never owned a book before.

"When I hear kids giggle while I’m reading [my book] I feel like I’ve done the job I intended to do."