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I entered their flash fiction award. Will hear soon if I make the shortlist. Yes, free to Scottish residents.
I agree. It often depends on the judge, but it does seem much harder for YA writers to get short-listed. Cream rises to the top though. Keep going.
My first 5k pages is cream after that it gets more like buttermilk. So I am happy to have the time to rework. I am excited to have the chance at little readers. Bath says they are gong to take a lot of longlistees to be read over the holidays. I love that idea. Here's to our chances!
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Yeah, I've seen it quoted that 50% of YA readers are adult. I think if you go for adult themes with a young voice, you're nailing it. also worth noting that US teens tend to be more mature in their coming-of-age state than UK teens.I think this is an interesting take on children's books. especially the opinion that YA is mostly read by adults...
Children's Books: Age Categories and Word Counts - Writing.ie
This is a general list of age categories and word counts for children’s books. I have often looked this up and got different results, which makes it very confusing. I have therefore made some averages, based on what I’ve heard from publishers and agents at children’s book events, and from...
