YA (Advanced)
Date:
With:
Ellie Marney
Rating:
EMERGING, ESTABLISHED
Summary:
Writing for teenagers is not about dumbing down fiction meant for adult readers. Investigate which stories dwelling inside are right for a teenage audience, explore what it means to have an authentic voice and character journey, examine issues of diversity and gatekeepers, and think forward to markets and publication.
Details
Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 November, 10am–4pm
You will learn
- to consider your audience – who is the story for? and why this story?
- about voice: where does it rise from? and how do you know if you've got it right for teenagers?
- about character: get ideas for building interiority, motivation and growth that creates plot momentum
- to describe the arcs: effective pacing, story beats and tension
- about pitfalls: trends, tropes and tokenism, and walking the line with gatekeepers
- about real life teens: think more deeply about diversity in your writing
- about the industry: publication, markets and onward
About Ellie Marney
Ellie Marney is a teacher, and author of the highly-awarded ‘Every’ trilogy of crime novels for young adults. ‘Every Breath’, the first book in the series, was listed by ALIA in 2015 in their top ten most-borrowed YA books in Australian libraries. Ellie is a #LoveOzYA advocate, coordinates #LoveOzYAbookclub online, and is a Stella Ambassador.
Venue:
Registration for this event ended on 04 November 2016 - 2:00