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Hello, Go Teen Writers community. It’s with mixed feelings today that we tell you this is our last post on Go Teen Writers for the foreseeable future.
Go Teen Writers has been around since 2010 and has always been a labor of love, but fourteen years is a very long time to post weekly about writing, and both of us are looking forward to devoting time to other writing projects....

Ellen McGinty is an author and editor of Young Adult fantasy and historical fiction. She lives in the Tokyo metropolis with her husband, three boys, and a hypoallergenic cat. When not writing or editing, you can find her exploring the wilds of Japan...

Today, we’re thrilled to have Mara Cobb with Martin Literary Management as our guest! That means these are real tips from a real agent who reads real query letters! Here’s a little bit about Mara, followed immediately by her helpful article:
After earning her MA in English, Mara Cobb began working for Martin Literary Management in September 2023, where she reviews Christian fiction, young adult, inspirational romance, and adult nonfiction queries. When she’s not working, she can be found...

Becky Dean is a fan of adventures both real and fictional. She writes contemporary stories of teens finding themselves and falling in love in fun, far-off places and science fiction stories about young people traveling to new planets (and also falling...