Leaf Journal: On Writing for Young People

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Leaf Journal: On Writing for Young People. Publishing scholarly articles by children's writers in the academy. View our past issues: https://ojs.library.lancs.ac.uk/lj/issue/archive Find us online: https://linktr.ee/leafjournal

The article title: ‘I Need To Learn – Am Learning’: How To Use Inexperience To Craft A Young Adult Voice, plus a photo of a confident-looking white boy looking at the camera.
The title: 'The Second Reading and Beyond: Exploring Re-Readability in Children’s Novels' Noah Weisz. Plus a black and white image of a serious-looking young girl.
The title of the article: Crossing the Line: Considering the Dual Accessibility of the Verse Narrative for Reluctant Readers and Young People with Mental Health Problems. By Edward Owen Davies
The article title: 'Time-Play: Slipping the Bounds of a Classic Children's Genre' plus a line illustration of clockwork
The title of the article: 'How to Write Queer Antagonists in YA Fiction Without Making Queerness a Signifier for Evil. Plus an image of a hand in a shaft of rainbow light.
A line drawing of a tree growing out of a book, with the conference title.
Green leaves surrounding a text. The text reads: "On Writing for Young People. Leaf Journal, Call for Articles".
Purple leave surround a text. The text reads 'On Writing for Young People. Post-conferece access to panel recordings'
Purple leaves surround a text. The text reads 'On Writing for Young People. Workshop: Flash Fairytales. Online Conference. 20-21 Nov 2025.'
Purple leaves surround a text. The text reads 'On Writing for Young People. Panel 6: Centring the Reader. Online Conference 20-21 Nov 2025'.
Purple leaves surround a text. The text reads 'On Writing for Young People. Workshop: Finding Your Character's "Belonging". Online Conference. 20-21 Nov 2025.
Purple leaves surround a text. The text reads 'On Writing for Young People. Workshop: Building Worlds Through Words. Online conference. 20-21 Nov 2025'
Purple leaves surround a text. The text reads 'On Writing for Young People. Panel 5: Writing Non-Dominant Voices. Online Conference. 20-21 Nov 2025'
Purple leaves surround a text. The text reads 'On Writing for Young People. Panel 4: Practical Process. Online Conference 20-21 Nov 2025.'
Purple leaves surround text. The text reads 'On Writing for Young People. Workshop: Design Imaginative Prompts for Young Writers' Online Conference. 20-21 Nov 2025'.
Purple leaves surrounding text. The text reads 'On Writing for Young People. Workshop: Getting the Most from your Publisher' Online Conference. 20-21 Nov 2025.
Purple leaves surround a text. The text reads 'On Writing for Young People. Panel 3: Ethical Time Travel. Online Conference 20-21 Nov 2025'
Purple leaves surrounding text. The text reads 'On Writing for Young People' Workshop: Writing in No-Person's Land. Online Conference 20-21 Nov 2025.
A border of purple leaves around a text. The text reads: On Writing for Young People. Keynote speaker Abie Longstaff. Online Conference 20-21 Nov 2025.
Purple leaves, with text. The text reads: On Writing for Young People. Panel 2: Young Adult, Not Adult. Online Conference 20-21 Nov 2025.
Purple leaves, with text overlaid. The text reads: On Writing for Yougn People. Panel 1: Books, Boys and Building Empathy. Online Conference 20-21 Nov 2025.
Image on green leaves. The text reads 'On Writing for Young People' Conference Tickets Now on Sale! Join us to hear insightful talks and take part in practical workshops. Online Conference 20-21 Nov 2025.
Green leaves surrounding a text box. The text reads: On Writing for Young People. Call for Papers! Writers for young people in the academy, share your insights. Deadline for Proposals 11th August. Online Conference 20-21 Nov 2025.
'A Guide to Responsible Scaring: What are the Limitations of Horror in Young Adult Fiction?' by Dant Hunt. Through a close reading of recent Young Adult horror novels Dan Hunt explores the building blocks of the Young Adult horror genre.
'A Practice-Based Research Approach to Selecting Point of View in a Young Adult Fantasy Fiction Novel' by Julia OConnor
Leaf Journal: On Writing for Young People, Volume Three includes: 'The Evolution of AI Characters in Children’s Literature' by @rachelhamiltonbooks and Christopher Piper.
Leaf Journal: On Writing for Young People, Volume Three includes: 'Writing Generative Black Anger in Young Adult Historical Fiction'
Leaf Journal: On Writing for Young People, Volume Three includes: 'Navigating Disability in Children’s Publishing: Insights from Disabled Authors' by Daniela Rozental & @jonadin
Leaf Journal: On Writing for Young People, Volume Three includes, 'The Child’s Experience of Relatives with Mental Health Problems: How Can Middle Grade Authors Combat Stigma?' by Hannah Durkan
Leaf Journal: On Writing for Young People, Volume Three includes, 'Inventing the Perfect Crush: Arguing for Middle-Grade Narratives with Aromantic Leads' by Varsha Varghese
Text showing: 'Queering the Short Story Cycle for Young Adult Fiction' Authors seeking to represent a diverse range of queer identities have adopted the short story cycle, Chloe Cannell explains why.
Text images reads 'Leaf Journal volume three now published, includes 'The Trickster Figure in Queer YA: A Case Study of Margaret Owen’s "Little Thieves"'. There is an image of a hand throwing dice into the air.
Words drop onto the screen: 'Leaf Journal Volume Three Now Published' Including 'Beyond the Binary' by Candice Lemon-Scott'
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A leafy background, with the following text overlaid onto the leaves: 'On Writing for Young People. Call for Papers! Writers for young people in the academy, share your insights. Call for Workshops! Get the audience writing. Online Conference 20-21 Nov 2025.
Green leaves with text overlaid on top. The text reads 'On Writing for Young People' Call for Papers! 15-minute talks on any subject of interest to creative writers. Call for Workshops! Get the audience writing. Online Conference 20-21 Nov 2025'.
Old books in a grassy field. The text reads, 'Leaf Journal On Writing for Young People. Seeking Submissions. Deadline 28th Feb for articles 2-5k words.
An image of books amid spring flowers and green leaves. The text reads 'Leaf Journal, On Writing for Young People. Seeking Submissions of scholarly articles on the practice of writing children's/YA books.
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