Robin Roe has a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a master’s from Harvard. She counseled adolescents in Boston before she moved to Dallas to run a mentoring program for at-risk teens. Her debut novel, A LIST OF CAGES (Disney-Hyperion, January 10, 2017) is a YA Contemporary novel. A LIST OF CAGES—a contemporary YA novel Emma … Continue reading
Swanky Seventeener Amy Giles chats with Peter Brown Hoffmeister, author of the YA contemporary novel THIS IS THE PART WHERE YOU LAUGH, which has been published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. ABOUT THE NOVEL Fans of Andrew Smith and Matt de la Pena will be captivated by this summer-in-the-life of a teenage guy growing up in … Continue reading
Initially from a small town in Oregon, Tricia now lives next to the Rocky Mountains with her bossy dog, Rosy. She received her degree in English Language and editing and is thrilled that she never has to read a textbook again. When she’s not writing or reading, Tricia enjoys putting together jigsaw puzzles, playing volleyball, and watching shows … Continue reading
Lilliam Rivera is a 2016 Pushcart Prize winner and a 2015 Clarion alumni. Lilliam’s work has appeared in Tin House, Los Angeles Times, Latina, USA Today, among others. She hosts a monthly radio show Literary Soundtrack and lives in Los Angeles. Her debut novel, THE EDUCATION OF MARGOT SANCHEZ (Simon & Schuster, February 21, 2017) … Continue reading
Vic James is a current affairs TV director who loves stories in all their forms. She has twice judged The Guardian’s ‘Not the Booker’ prize, has made films for BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4, and is a Wattpad.com success story. Under its previous title, Slavedays, her book won the ‘Talk of the Town’ Watty Award – on … Continue reading
Ibi Zoboi was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and immigrated to the U.S. when she was four years old. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts, where she was a recipient of the Norma Fox Mazer Award. Her award-winning and Pushcart-nominated writing has been published in … Continue reading
Jilly Gagnon writes young adult fiction, comedy, and personal essays. In the past her work has appeared in Newsweek, Elle, The Toast, The Hairpin, Vanity Fair, The Onion, and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, among others. Her comedy book series, Choose Your Own Misery (co-authored with Mike MacDonald), debuted in 2016. So far three titles are planned. She’s much less funny at cocktail parties … Continue reading
Paula’s debut novel, a YA contemporary, was just published by Candlewick Press. She talked about it with fellow author JC Davis. Paula is a member of the Sweet Sixteens, an online author group for young adult and middle grade authors debuting this year. JC Davis rolls with the Swanky Seventeens. ABOUT THE NOVEL Otis and … Continue reading
Though Diana Gallagher be but little, she is fierce. She’s also a gymnastics coach and judge, former collegiate gymnast, and writing professor. Her work has appeared in The Southampton Review, International Gymnast,The Couch Gymnast, and on a candy cigarette box for SmokeLong Quarterly. She holds an MFA from Stony Brook University. Diana’s debut novel, LESSONS … Continue reading
Rebecca is 39 years old, lives in Hackney, London with a one year old, a trumpet, 2 guitars, a keyboard, and several vintage computer game consoles. She spent her career traveling the world making Music TV for MTV and Channel 4, and wrangling young adult audiences for Cartoon Network, BBC and ITV. She’s worked with … Continue reading
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