Coming February 15 — Susan Beth Pfeffer Interview

We just loved “Life As We Knew It” and “the dead and the gone,” and can’t wait for the Spring 2010 release of “this world we live in”—almost as much as we can’t wait to ask her all our questions about her incredible 75-book career. [...]

Coming February 15 — Fiction by Tina Ferraro

We’re thrilled to have Tina contribute to YARN!  Fans of Tina’s books enjoy Tina’s ability to combine feisty female heroines with romance and a ton of laugh out loud moments. Her debut novel, “Ten Uses for an Unworn Prom Dress,” answers a question most girls hope they never need to solve: is it possible to [...]

Coming March 1 — Essay by Alisa Libby

We are psyched that Alisa Libby will soon be contributing an essay to YARN.  A Massachusetts native who went to Emerson College, Alisa’s written two YA novels of historical fiction.  Her first, “The Blood Confession,” is about Erzebet Bizecka, the young daughter of 16th century Hungarian Count Bizecka.  Based on the real-life story of Erzebet, [...]

Coming Soon — Fiction, Essays, & Poetry by YOU!

Imagine. Envision. Write. Revise. Submit. Dive into YARN and be published alongside the Young Adult writers you love. YARN publishes outstanding original short fiction, poetry, and essays geared toward Young Adult readers. Since we publish new material twice per month, [...]

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Essays

Evening in Paris

More good news: Susan Young is the Adult Winner of our “Family Gatherings” Essay Contest. We’re sure you’ll enjoy her “Evening in Paris” as much as we did.


Why couldn’t my relatives have a place at the beach? I’d be able to stroll off, thoughts whooshing around in my head like the crashing waves, and, most importantly, I’d have a high probability of scoping golden lifeguards [...]

Essays

What is Unspoken

We are very happy to announce that Helen Hasbun is the Teen Winner of our “Family Gatherings” Essay Contest. Her essay, “What is Unspoken,” impressed us in many ways. Happy reading!


Family reunions are misleadingly depicted as happy occasions. In reality, the teenage victim of this relative-filled hell steps [...]

Poetry

The Guardian

YARN is thrilled to announce the winner of our first-ever Poetry Contest for Teens: Taehee Kim, for her poem “The Guardian.”



Young, shy, and innocent //
The pink glow of a teenager’s face //
In the dark night, the moon shows its round silhouette //
We bask in its golden glow //
It protects us until we are safely home [...]

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