Writing for children

Writing tips on writing for children

Hear writing tips on writing for children from the experts as Sue Cook hosts this lively and interesting panel discussion with award-winning short story writers.

The guests discuss what children like reading, what makes a good protagonist in children's fiction
and how children's authors today use social media to connect with their readers. The guests also
give their tips on writing a good short story to those children who will be entering the Year 7 and 8
students short story competition. An entertaining and valuable insight into writing children's fiction.

The Write Lines: writing tips on writing for children, and discussion, with Joe Craig (Jimmy Coates series, Harper Collins), Tamsyn Murray (My So-Called Phantom Lovelife, Piccadilly Press) and Chris Priestley (Mister Creecher, Bloomsbury) with a further contribution via Skype from Jon Mayhew
(The Demon Collector, Bloomsbury).

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