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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

WRITE A FICTIONALIZED MEMOIR #kidlit V.T. Bidania May 18, 7 pm CT Register Free: fictionalizedmemoir.eventbrite.com Learn how Bidania fictionalized something so personal—her family’s harrowing escape from Laos in 1975. Hear how she interviewed relatives & conducted research for her novel in verse.

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

WRITE A FICTIONALIZED MEMOIR V.T. Bidania May 18, 2026, 7 p.m. CT Register Free: fictionalizedmemoir.eventbrite.com Bidania’s middle grade novel in verse, A YEAR WITHOUT HOME, is a fictionalized memoir about her family’s harrowing escape from Laos in 1975.

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

WRITE A FICTIONALIZED MEMOIR V.T. Bidania May 18, 2026, 7 p.m. CT Register Free: linktr.ee/middlegradew... Bidania’s middle grade novel in verse, A YEAR WITHOUT HOME, is a fictionalized memoir about her family’s harrowing escape from Laos in 1975. Learn how she fictionalized something so personal.

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Thank you, Gennifer Choldenko, for your terrific presentation at our March Middle Grade Writers Group! You were so generous in sharing your writing process and how you created The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman. We appreciate you and all the wonderful books you write! #Kidlit/YAEditorsFeed

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Behind the Book: Gennifer Choldenko’s Writing Process @mgwg.bsky.social March 16, 2026 7 pm CT Register Free: gennifercholdenkoswritingprocess.eventbrite.com NYT bestseller and Newbery Honor winner, Gennifer Choldenko, shares her craft tips. #mglit #writingcraft #Kidlit/YABookBoosters #mgauthor

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Behind the Book: Gennifer Choldenko’s Writing Process March 16, 2026 7pm CT Free gennifercholdenkoswritingprocess.eventbrite.com NYT bestseller & Newbery Honor winner Gennifer Choldenko shares craft tips. Find out the writing tips & tricks she uses with her own books. #kidlit #Kidlit/YAEditorsFeed

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Behind the Book: Gennifer Choldenko’s Writing Process March 16, 2026 7 pm CT Free gennifercholdenkoswritingprocess.eventbrite.com NYT bestseller & Newbery Honor winner Gennifer Choldenko shares craft tips. Find out the writing tips & tricks she uses with her own books. #kidlit/YAEditorsFeed

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Behind the Book: Gennifer Choldenko’s Writing Process Mar 16, 2026, 7pm CT Register Free: gennifercholdenkoswritingprocess.eventbrite.com NYT bestseller & Newbery Honor winner Gennifer Choldenko shares her craft tips.

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Thank you to #1 NYT Bestseller Dan Gemeinhart for his outstanding presentation at last night’s Middle Grade Writers Group. He used examples from his own writing to talk about the “Secrets of Great First Chapters.” If you missed it, read his books! Thank you, Dan! @dangemeinhart.bsky.social #kidlit

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Middle Grade Writers Group Feb 16, 7 pm CT Free secretsofgreatfirstchapters.eventbrite.com Gemeinhart's most recent bestseller, BUSTED, garnered 5 starred reviews & is a 2025 Amazon Best Book of the Year. He'll share how he writes great first chapters that turn into bestselling books. #kidlit

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Middle Grade Writers Group Feb 16, 7pm CT Register Free: secretsofgreatfirstchapters.eventbrite.com Gemeinhart's most recent bestseller, BUSTED, garnered 5 starred reviews & is a 2025 Amazon Best Book of the Year. He'll share how he writes great first chapters that turn into bestselling books.

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Middle Grade Writers Group Feb 16, 7 pm CT Free. secretsofgreatfirstchapters.eventbrite.com Gemeinhart's most recent bestseller, BUSTED, garnered five starred reviews & is a 2025 Amazon Best Book of the Year. He'll share how he writes great first chapters that turn into bestselling books. #kidlit

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Thank you to the 2025 presenters for bringing terrific topics to the Middle Grade Writers Group. We hope you’ll check out and enjoy the many amazing books these authors have written.

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

A HUGE thank you to Lynne Kelly, USA Today bestselling author of THREE BLUE HEARTS, for giving an amazing presentation at last week’s Middle Grade Writers Group. The topic was Writing Unforgettable Animal Novels. Grab a copy of THREE BLUE HEARTS and enjoy. It’s unforgettable...

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Writing Unforgettable Animal Novels Oct 20, 2025 7 pm CT Register Free: tinyurl.com/bdd87wmr Lynne Kelly is the bestselling author of MG novels, including Song for a Whale. Lynne will discuss how to craft compelling stories that explore our connection to the animal world. #writingcommunity

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Write Unforgettable Animal Novels Lynne Kelly Oct 20, 2025 7 pm CT Register Free: tinyurl.com/bdd87wmr Some of the most unforgettable middle grade fiction features animals, whether they take center stage or are faithful friends of the human characters. Learn to make animals come alive on the page.

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Novels-in-Verse: The Power of Poetic Narrative Sept 15, 7 p.m. CT Free: middlegradewritersgroup.eventbrite.com Panelists: Meg Eden Kuyatt, Doan Phuong Nguyen, Shifa Saltagi Safadi, Padma Venkatraman Award-winning authors discuss how they create novels-in-verse. #middlegradewriters #writingcommunity

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Novels-in-Verse: The Power of Poetic Narrative Sept 15, 7 p.m. CT Free: middlegradewritersgroup.eventbrite.com Panelists: Meg Eden Kuyatt, Doan Phuong Nguyen, Shifa Saltagi Safadi, Padma Venkatraman Authors discuss the creation of novels-in-verse using examples from their work. #novels-in-verse

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

The Pros and Cons of Getting an MFA in Writing for Children Erin Entrada Kelly and Eliot Schrefer May 19, 2025, 7PM CT Register Free: tinyurl.com/5exwx5j2 Erin Entrada Kelly & Eliot Schrefer teach in the MFAC program Hamline University. They will answer questions about program & their own careers.

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Writing Spooky Mysteries with Matt McMann and Lindsay Currie April 21, 2025, 7 pm CT Register Free: tinyurl.com/4eyvcx5b Join us for a conversation between bestselling authors Matt McMann and Lindsay Currie. They’ll talk about how they write spooky mysteries. #writingcommunity #mglit #kidlit

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Writing Spooky Mysteries Matt McMann & Lindsay Currie Apr 21, 2025, 7 pm CT Free: tinyurl.com/4eyvcx5b Join us for a conversation between two bestselling authors about writing spooky middle grade mysteries. #writingcommunity #mglit #mgwriters #kidlit #Booksky #writingspookymysteries

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Writing Spooky Mysteries Matt McMann and Lindsay Currie April 21, 2025, 7pm CT Free tinyurl.com/4eyvcx5b Join us for a conversation between bestselling authors Matt McMann and Lindsay Currie. We’ll learn how they map out their books, blend “scary” with “mysterious,” and construct zinger scenes.

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Growing Your Author Platform on Social Media with Matt Eicheldinger Middle Grade Writers Group Feb 17, 7 pm CT Register Free tinyurl.com/bdfprdnj The NYT bestselling author of MATT SPROUT AND THE CURSE OF THE TEN BROKEN TOES will share how he garnered 70 million views on social media. #kidlit

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Growing Your Author Platform on Social Media with Matt Eicheldinger Middle Grade Writers Group Feb 17, 2025, 7pm CT Register Free tinyurl.com/bdfprdnj The NYT bestselling author of MATT SPROUTS AND THE CURSE OF THE TEN BROKEN TOES will share how he garnered 70 million views on social media. #kidlit

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Sam Subity @subity.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Next Monday! Join us for the live release of my latest data on the middle grade book market along with a Q&A for all your burning questions about what's happening with middle grade books.

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Middle Grade Writers Group Monday, January 20, 2025, 7:00 p.m. CT Register Free. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-middle... Remember, we don’t record our meetings. Questions? @kingreyanderson.bsky.social

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

The Middle Grade Book Publishing Landscape Jan 20, 2025, 7pm CT Free: bit.ly/41llRZh Sam Subity, MG author & Data Analyst, will share his latest report on the MG industry. Mallory Kass, executive editor at Scholastic, will discuss the middle grade slump & what's needed to turn it around. #kidlit

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Thank you to our outstanding 2024 presenters. This holiday season, purchase their award-winning books for yourself or someone you love! Register Free for upcoming MGWG meetings. bit.ly/3PU0QPv #kidlit/yabookboosters #middlegradewriter #amwriting #authorlife #writingcommunity

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

The Middle Grade Book Publishing Landscape Jan 20, 2025, 7pm CT Free: bit.ly/41llRZh Sam Subity, MG author and Data Analyst,will share his latest report on the MG industry. Mallory Kass, executive editor at Scholastic, will discuss the middle grade slump and what's needed to turn it around.

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

How to Write About Tough Topics in Kidlit with New York Times Bestseller Janae Marks Nov 18, 2024, 7pm CT Register Free: bit.ly/4gG97BE NY bestseller Janae Marks will talk about tackling mature themes in MG grade novels—such as systemic racism, abuse, and grief—with sensitivity and care.

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 02/04/2024

Book Bans - Everything You Need to Know and Stuff You Wish You Didn't Tasslyn Magnuson Middle Grade Writers Group Monday, April 15, 2024, 7-8:00 pm CT, Online Register Free: tinyurl.com/Middle-Grade... #BookBans #mglit #authors #authorlife #middlegradebooks #middlegradeauthors #WNDB

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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 20/03/2024

In an essay for PW, Allie Millington discusses her debut middle grade novel, ‘Olivetti,’ reflects on the old-fashioned charm of typewriters, and how they "represent the lost art of slowing down, reflecting, and remembering." www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

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Allie Millington on Tapping into the Enduring Power of Typewriters

In Allie Millington's debut middle grade novel, 'Olivetti,' a long-forgotten typewriter begins to communicate with a 12-year-old boy as he searches for his missing mother; here, Millington reflects on...

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 22/03/2024

Book Bans: Everything You Need to Know and Stuff You Wish You Didn't Tasslyn Magnuson Middle Grade Writers Group Monday, April 15, 2024, 7-8:00 pm CT, Online Register Free: tinyurl.com/Middle-Grade... #kidlit/ya #Writingandbooks #EduSky #Writingcommunity

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 16/03/2024

Perfect Imperfection: Writing Flawed Characters Newbery Award Winner Erin Entrada Kelly Middle Grade Writers Group Monday, March 18, 2024, 7-8:00 pm CT, Online Register Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/newbery-aw... #writingcommunity #teachers #librarians #mglit #middlegradebooks @erinentrada.bsky.social

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J.L. DoomRona, Middle Grade Author 👻 🎃 @jldurona.com · 21/02/2024

She was so cool! I love her philosophies on writing. I'll be checking out the Nic Blake series soon 💜

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 20/02/2024

Thank you to @AngieThomas for her wonderful presentation at the Middle Grade Writers Group meeting last night! So full of knowledge, inspiration, and fun! Get NIC BLAKE AND THE REMARKABLES. If you like fantasy, you'll love this NYT bestseller! #WritingCommunity #Kidlit/YA Editors #WritingandBooks

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Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social · 14/02/2024

Writing Your Truth with Superstar Author Angie Thomas Middle Grade Writers Group Feb 19, 7pm CT Register Free: www.eventbrite.com/cc/middle-gr... Angie Thomas (THE HATE U GIVE) will talk about writing your truth and moving from YA to MG fantasy with NIC BLAKE AND THE REMARKABLES.📚👍

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 12/02/2024

Writing Your Truth with Superstar Author Angie Thomas Feb 19, 7pm CT Register Free: www.eventbrite.com/cc/middle-gr... Angie Thomas (THE HATE U GIVE) will talk about writing your truth & moving from YA to MG fantasy with NIC BLAKE AND THE REMARKABLES. Teachers & Librarians--don't miss it! #EduSky

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 12/02/2024

Writing Your Truth with Superstar Author Angie Thomas Feb 19, 7pm CT Register Free: www.eventbrite.com/cc/middle-gr... Angie Thomas (THE HATE U GIVE) will talk about writing your truth, and moving from YA to MG fantasy with NIC BLAKE AND THE REMARKABLES. #writingcommunity

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 05/02/2024

Writing Your Truth with Superstar Author Angie Thomas Middle Grade Writers Group February 19, 2024, 7:00 p.m. CT Register Free: www.eventbrite.com/cc/middle-gr... Angie Thomas (THE HATE U GIVE) will talk about writing your truth, & moving from YA to MG with NIC BLAKE AND THE REMARKABLES. #writing

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mgwg.bsky.social @mgwg.bsky.social · 25/01/2024

Writing Your Truth with Superstar Author Angie Thomas Middle Grade Writers Group Monday, February 19, 2024, 7:00 p.m. CT Register Free bit.ly/3PU0QPv Angie Thomas (THE HATE U GIVE) shares writing tips and talks about transitioning from YA to MG fantasy. #books #authors #education

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