YAtopia

Fiction is powerful. Magical, even. In 2014, Scientific American wrote an article reporting on a study linking reading—specifically Harry ...

Last November, I participated in NaNoWriMo by writing a 50k YA novel with a black protagonist. She wasn’t my first character of color, but s...

There is little better for an author than opening an email to find within it the long awaited yes, the yes that trumps all past rejections,...

There’s been a lot of talk about the lack of diversity in publishing lately, and I don’t mean just YA and MG. This is an ongoing discussio...

First, I want to make a little announcement. Last time I posted , I mentioned that my sister and I were trying out for the YA Rebels. Well, ...