Wheeler Emerging Novelist Award for the Whole Novel Workshop 

Thanks to the generosity of Susan G. & Gary S. Wheeler, this scholarship has been established to support a novelist in the early stages of their storytelling journey in attending our Whole Novel program. Awarded annually, it recognizes a writer of a fully drafted middle grade novel (of any genre or structure) seeking feedback and community connections within the Whole Novel program. The goal of this scholarship is to encourage newly emerging writers in need of a supportive, storyteller community as they find their path in the children’s book industry.

Please check our workshops page to see when the Whole Novel Workshops will be offered this year.

The Whole Novel Workshop is specifically designed for writers of middle-grade and young adult novels. This unique program offers the one-to-one attention found in degree programs, without additional academic requirements, lengthy time commitments, or prohibitive financial investments. Our aim is to focus on a specific work-in-progress, moving a novel to the next level in preparation for submission to agents or publishers. Focused attention in an intimate setting makes this mentorship program one that guarantees significant progress.