Reader, Coming this afternoon at 2pm CT: Join us for our Behind the Book session with author and past WB team member Evan Griffith to celebrate his new book, The Strange Wonders of Roots! This heart-filled middle grade novel is a Junior Library Guild pick. Hear from Evan and his agent, Michael Bourret of Dystel, Goderich & Bourret, on all of the book's behind-the-scenes details. 📣 And, after the event, take advantage of a special BONUS submission opportunity with Michael! (Replay and...

National Poetry Month is coming to a close... Hi Reader, This month has been filled with gorgeous poetry, exciting book recommendations, and many success stories! Now, with only a couple days left in April, we want to invite you to share your work with us. Yes, you read that right. It's National Great Poetry Reading Day, and we'd love to read what you've written. Share with us any poems you wrote this month for a chance to be featured on our next Newsletter and on Writing Barn social media!...

Happy Earth Day! Hi Reader, This week we celebrate our beautiful home — Earth! We encourage you to be present in the world that surrounds you and to write about it too. We're sharing all of the ways us writers can celebrate Earth Day. Ready to read? From planting a seed to following the life of a bee named Apis, find a kidlit book to read in celebration this week. These captivating and fun stories, written by instructors and past WB students, can serve as great mentor texts for you OR an...