The request was simple enough: Please come and talk to 11 separate Southern Indiana grade school classes about writing. You know, the thing you do for a living. Rearranging the alphabet into words.

Terri Roberts-Leonard is building a legacy by co-authoring books with each of her children.

Inspired by events and people from her childhood, Claudia Hull started writing stories after making up campfire tales for her kids. She said her children called them, “stories from your head.” ...

Sam Baker, a 101-year-old veteran, is proving that age is just a number. As a children's storybook author with three published books, he uses his vast experience to try and help kids learn to read ...

When John Lennon looked to the future, he saw himself expanding his creative horizons and beginning to author books for children. He had been a successful musician for the entirety of his adult life ...

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 ...