Learn how to create successful young adult fiction from award-winning author Celia Bland.
Celia Bland is the author of fourteen young adult books, including a biography of Osceola, a history of the industrial revolution in England, and a novel, the Conspiracy of the Secret Nine, that was nominated for a Heekin Award for Children’s Literature. Her has recent work has appeared in Writing on the Edge, Inside/Out, and The Bard Papers and upcoming in Field Notes and The Sun. This year, she taught writing workshops at Al Quds University on the West Bank; at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; and at Eastern Correctional Facility in upstate New York. She teaches in the Written Arts Program at Bard College.
The workshop, for adults interested in writing fiction for readers aged 12-17, will focus on developing what young adult fiction shares with the adult variety -- fluent narratives and believable characters -- and what makes it unique: a singular humor, sensibility, or series of (unfortunate) events. Working together over the course of a week, we’ll generate new material and make suggestions for the revision of what you’ve already written. Because a familiarity with the some of the best examples in the genre can spur creativity, we’ll analyze and discuss scenes from masterworks of the genre. From invention strategies to revision strategies, this workshop will take a close look at how we write, who we’re writing for, and what techniques can help us toward a more expressive and engaging style.
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