Book Cover for Young Adult Fiction: A Writer’s Guide and Anthology

I am so excited to share the book cover for my craft book, Young Adult Fiction: A Writer’s Guide and Anthology, which is coming out July 22, 2027!

Here is the back cover copy:

From hunger games to travelling pants, training camps for the children of Olympians to a story narrated by death, young adult literature is one of the most inventive and popular forms of storytelling – and this book gives you the tools to write it. Bringing together an in-depth craft guide with an anthology of excerpts from exemplary works, Young Adult Fiction guides you through all the eccentricities of YA literature you will need to know to write for this exciting and distinctive readership. Offering engaging practical advice as well as a tour through the history of the form, its sub-genres and notable craft elements, this book will help you develop your own authorial voice and have you writing your own lively and compelling prose in no time.

Key features include:
– Introductory prompts to get you writing and vision questions to help you envision the craft advice within your own work
– Interviews with YA authors about their own practice and thought processes whilst writing
– Coverage of craft elements from characterization and plot to POV, worldbuilding and dialogue
– Discussions on editing, community building and publishing your work

Also featuring a companion website with sample prompts, links for further reading and useful websites, this is your ultimate companion to writing for young adult readers and an invitation to discover just what you can contribute to the canon.

Read more and request an exam copy here.