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
Inspiring Children Through Story
Novel Resources
Visual Outlining
by Chris Tebbetts
5 Common World Building Mistakes
by Alisa Alering
Perfectly Plotted
by Padma Venkatraman
Learning to Love Line Editing
By Jennifer Gennari
Imagining an Image System for Your novel in verse
by Cordelia Jensen
Lights, Camera, ACTION: The Importance of Starting in a Scene
by Kat Brzozowski