Featured Author | Author Homepages |Resources for Writers
Want to be a writer? Well, look no further. This page has all the info you need to become the next J K Rowling or Meg Cabot! Get inspired by our featured author of the month, learn the craft of writing, and publish your work online.
This month's featured author is Stephenie Meyer. She is the author of Twilight, New Moon, and most recently Eclipse.
For additional info check out her Web site. You will find information about her life, plans for the Twilight movie, and news about the next book in the Twilight Series, Breaking Dawn, which will be published in the fall of 2008.Her newest releases are a short story in Prom Nights from Hell and a novel entitled The Host.
Stephenie Meyer’s books have been on several best seller lists and both Twilight and New Moon have been nominated for the Colorado Blue Spruce Award. All of her books are available at the library in print and audio format. Click on the book covers to see if a copy is in or to place a hold on it.
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Author Homepages:
Click on the links below to see what your favorite
authors are up to!
| Laurie Halse Anderson | Avi | Francesca Lia Block | Meg Cabot |
| Eoin Colfer | Chris Crutcher | Sarah Dessen |
Garret Freyman-Weyr |
| Neil Gaiman | Brian Jacques | Robin McKinley | Garth Nix |
| Christopher Paolini | Gary Paulsen | Tamora Pierce |
Philip Pullman |
| Louise Rennison | J K Rowling | Darren Shan | Lemony Snicket |
Writing
Resources & Contests:
Check out these links for tips and information to
improve your writing.
Creative
Writing for Teens: is brought to you by About.com and features writing tips
of the day, and various links to articles about everything from publishing to
writing exercises.
Druidawn: is a community where young fantasy/sci-fi authors can submit, read, and comment on stories about the multi-layered Druidawn universe.
Fire Escape: If you
or your parents were born in another country, but you live in the USA you are
eligible to enter the Fire Escape writing contest for teens. Just write about
your experiences!
Grumpy Dragon: Enter your writing in contests or get your work published. This small publishing company is always up for good stories or artwork!
Knowledge Hound/
writing tips: if you want writing tips this is the site for you! The site
covers everything from fiction to writing comic books. Check out their tips for
young writers.
Merlyn's Pen: Do you need an expert
opinion on your writing? Then visit Merlyn's Pen, where the editors review every
piece and publish teen writing online.
Pomegranate Words: a wealth of
creative writing resources for teenagers. Includes critiquing and writing
classes, as well as a contest.
Teen Ink: is the
website for Teen Ink magazine (available in the library). Teen Ink is
dedicated to any creative projects teens want to do, including art and
photography.
TeenLit.com: Want to see your writing
published? TeenLit offers free publication online for teen writers. The site
also includes helpful links, an email list, and discussion forums.
Teen Writing
Directory: a comprehensive listing on sites on the web dedicated to young
writers.
WordSmiths: is a
site put together by the New York Public Library and is a collection of teen
writing on the web.
Writing World: read the articles on
this site to learn about the business of writing, and writing for children,
writing contests and more.