Writing for Modern Teens - Top tips from Marisa Linton

Times / Chicken House award winning author and professor Marisa Linton shares her top tips for writing YA for modern teenagers below! 
The Binding Spell is in the tradition of classic fantasy – the books I loved as a kid – but its ...

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New books: May 2025

In a month of sequels and standalones, we have three exciting magical mysteries coming to you this May ...

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What winning has meant for Marisa Linton

Marisa Linton won The Times Chicken House Children’s Fiction competition in 2023 – and that winning YA novel, The Binding Spell, is publishing incredibly soon.

A stand-alone contemporary fantasy novel that’s rich with folk horror elements, The Binding Spell launches on May 8th, ...

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