Novels are an exciting genre in children’s literature, whether they are middle grade (ages 8-13) or young adult (ages 13 and up.) There are seemingly endless novel categories, too: novels in verse, contemporary, horror, fantasy, historical fiction, mystery and narrative nonfiction.
Whatever your novel interest, we’ve got resources and workshops to help you begin, revise, plot, outline, receive feedback, develop characters and more.
No matter where you are on your journey, we’re glad you’re here. We can give you the skills you need to create the very best novel for kids and teens.
Novel Workshops
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Inspiring Children Through Story
Novel Resources
Visual Outlining
by Chris Tebbetts
5 Common World Building Mistakes
by Alisa Alering
Perfectly Plotted
by Padma Venkatraman
Learning to Love Line Editing
By Jennifer Gennari
Imagining an Image System for Your novel in verse
by Cordelia Jensen
Lights, Camera, ACTION: The Importance of Starting in a Scene
by Kat Brzozowski
3 Questions With Mitali Perkins and Nora Shalaway Carpenter About What Great Dialogue Can Do For Your Story
Whole Novel Mentors: They Read the Entire Manuscript and They Go Deep
3 Questions With Diana Rodriguez Wallach and Intisar Khanani About Writing Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror
Discovering the Magic of the Whole Novel Workshop
Get Involved at the Highlights Foundation
Stories from Our Highlights Foundation Alumni
Julia’s Story: 3 Books Under Contract + a New Career
Celebration Station: Summer 2024
#HFGather: Writing about Climate Change for Kids: Amplifying Black Voices for Social Justice, Racial Equity, and Caring for Our Planet
