Website:
Kerri has written 62 articles so far, you can find them below.
We are thrilled to share with you Ned’s latest, “Strike a Chord”—a YARN exclusive short story!
From Ned Vizzini’s first collection of essays “Teen Angst? Naaah…” to his novel “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” (now a major motion picture), there is a running theme throughout his writing—a self-aware teenager is a complex, beautiful, burdened, hilarious, resilient, layered human being.
Stephanie contributes to the exciting debate, led by Elizabeth Vail and E. Lockhart, on romance in YA lit. We’d love to know your thoughts, too!
[...] I would buy a young adult novel with no romantic plot. But I just counted my young adult novels, and there are 262 of them, and I CANNOT think of one that doesn’t have any romance in it. [...]
Our last 2013 NPM poet is college undergrad Cameron MacDonald.
I Could Drown You
I could drown you //
with each word dribbling //
from the leaky faucet in the basement bathroom. //
You’d be the glass jar [...]
The last 3!! Thanks so much for being a part of this special NPM project!
Write a poem in 24 lines, two words per line.
Invent a game. Tell me how I play, how I win, and what happens if I lose.
By Shirley Kuo
the white witch’s heart
there is plaster peeling //
off from her pale skin, dusty //
circles where she used to be //
touched. her spine is crumbling, frail [...]
What are you waiting for?
(22) Write about a change, a transformation, a decision, a new beginning in a haiku.
(23) Start a poem with a line from something technical or scientific.
So, what happens when your mom discovers your dad is cheating with another guy and she drives you from your home, boyfriend, and collection of pals you affectionately call the Leftovers and takes you to New Hampshire where you have to start your life from scratch? Sarah Tregay, in “Love and Leftovers,” [...]
It’s not too late! Come to the party!
15) Write a response to something you have read (a cereal box, a children’s book, a note posted on a telephone pole). Address your poem to the person who sent the message.
(16) Hide something in a poem. You can actually hide a word or idea—or write about the act of hiding something.
YARN is thrilled to announce that Sara Zarr has a story just for us, due out later this spring, and we cannot wait to share it with you!
Every now and then while reading a book, you come across a line that makes you stop exactly where you are. [...]
Many believe that you reach your apex, your fullest potential, when you are young—especially when you start out really, really young. Ned Vizzini completely debunks this sentiment and proves that talent, humor, and hard work can take you a long way. [...]
In May, YARN is thrilled to share with you “Strike a Chord,” an exclusive short story from Ned Vizzini. If you can’t wait until May, follow Ned on Facebook, Twitter, and his Alliance for Young Artists and Writers “Ask a Writer” blog series.
The second installment of our NPM poem-a-day series! Get writing! Get posting!
(8) Give advice: start—Beware of
(9) Go someplace and eavesdrop. Listen to the voices you hear for a good line or two. [...]
You're not the only 30-something standing in the YA section: http://t.co/N5Qvggk5fV - 05/18/2013 15:07:39© 2012 YARN | About YARN | How to Submit | Contact the Editors
Recent Comments