Writing successfully for children is an art, and the best authors are the ones who identify with the child, touching on the deep well of a child’s feelings without being preachy. The best authors of ...

Louis Sachar, the author of Holes and the Wayside School series, has spent nearly half a century writing books for kids. And he was originally going to continue that streak with his new novel, The ...

PW contributor Pooja Makhijani gives her recipe for how she created her new picture book, 'Bread Is Love,' inspired by her ...

Young readers deserve our best work. The Writing for Children and Young Adults concentration is part of The New School’s MFA Creative Writing program, founded in 1996. Students study with our ...