Kristin Oakley’s latest young adult novel is “The Devil Particle”. Kristin teaches writing workshops, has critiqued manuscripts through the University of Wisconsin‘s -Madison Division of Continuing Studies, and has helped writers hone their agent pitches at the Division’s Writers’ Institute. She is also the author of The Award-winning Leo Townsend Series, as well as blogs from writing to home schooling.
Her website is Kristin Oakley.net
The Devil Particle Release Party!
Wednesday, June 7th, 6:00 p.m.
Mystery to Me Bookstore, 1863 Monroe St., Madison, WI
Tickets are free but space is limited.
Can't make it in person? The event will also be livestreamed www.crowdcast.io/e/devil-particle/register
Top 5 Tips for Writing Compelling Young Adult Fiction by Jessica Clausen at writersedit.com
Two resources about writing young adult fiction:
www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/how-to-write-a-young-adult-novel
www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-write-ya-fiction
A great, concise article on the 12 Types of Characters can be found at blog.reedsy.com/types-of-characters/
Submissions for The Chicago Writers Association's 13th annual Book of the Year Contest is currently open!
See the guidelines on the entry form via the link in the notes below and be sure your book is submitted to the correct category.
Entries will be accepted until August 1, 2023. Entries postmarked after midnight on August 1, 2023 cannot be accepted.
For details and entry form visit chicagowrites.org/book_of_the_year
Look for details about the 8th Annual First Chapter Contest coming soon in the summer of 2023. Polish, polish, polish and be ready to submit that winning first chapter. It could land you a once in a lifetime full scholarship to attend either the All-Genre Novel-In-Progress (NIP) Bookcamp & Writing Retreat on June 18-24, 2023 or the Speculative Fiction NIP Bookcamp & Writing Retreat, on August 13-19, 2023, at the Siena Retreat Center in Racine, Wisconsin. visit novelbookcamp.org, and chicagowrites.org and click on the Contest tab for details
The Chicago Writers Association is a 501c3 charitable organization, become a member today by visiting chicagowrites.org
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