Really?
Some of the finest contemporary writers are writing for young adults.
David Almond being one of them, Sonia Hartnett another. In some ways,
because it's so ignored, it's a much freer space than so-called
literary fiction.
xA
On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 9:52 AM, Catherine Daly <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Agents are pushing literary fiction, especially fiction that would normally
> have a male 18-30 audience, into the YA category here. Sex for pay, drugs,
> incest, all OK, but, oddly, teen character required.
>
> But in the children's space, I would consider going again. The new wave of
> illustrators have put some edgy and sophisticated children's books out
> there.
>
> On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Alison Croggon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Good luck, Bob. I think the secret of writing for readers (something
>> that I confess I've never thought about for poetry) is to write
>> something that you want to read yourself. If it works, it gathers its
>> own energy. I've "proved" this theory to my own satisfaction at least
>> twice.
>>
>> Could the thing about being "too advanced" be an American thing? I'm
>> thinking of books like Fungus the Bogeyman, say, one of the best
>> children's books ever, and of things I've heard about US publishers
>> who will tend to censor their editions of children's books for being
>> (for example) too rude, even though children _are_ rude and the books
>> have done very well here.
>>
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> All best,
> Catherine Daly
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