Writing for Children & Young Adults 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 ...

That same year, I began to write a new children’s book, a biography of Fauja Singh, the oldest person to ever run a marathon. He also changed my life: The day he became the first 100-year-old to ...

Children eligible for free school meals are more likely to enjoy writing in their free time than their peers (31.1% versus 25%), the report found. The National Literacy Trust is calling for the ...

Although this kind of writing allows composers to access their inner children, they need to be careful not to pretend to be children. Art that is right for young audiences does not talk down to them.

Why Writing by Hand Is Better for Memory and Learning Engaging the fine motor system to produce letters by hand has positive effects on learning and memory ...

This reading list features African American writing for children published before Brown v. Board of Education and the civil-rights-era increase in Black-authored children’s literature.

Writing by hand also improves memory and recall of words, laying down the foundations of literacy and learning. In adults, taking notes by hand during a lecture, instead of typing, can lead to ...