Comments on: Whatever Happened to Middle-Grade Fiction?

By: David Martin

David Martin — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:43:14 +0000

I just finished my Middle Grade Trilogy and honestly believe this is a tragically forgotten and/or ignored demographic. \”The Adventures of Sugar Dog\” explores and defines it very well, and although there are four twelve year old boys as primary characters, the fact that Sugar Dog takes center stage keeps female readers glued to the story as well!~David Martin

By: Carl

Carl — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:40:47 +0000

The successes of Harry Potter and Chronicles of Narnia have drawn children of all ages. I have read the books, sat in the theater with children, parents and grandparents and believe there are many more out there, like me. After six months of trying to draw the interest of agents to my fantasy series, The Connors Chronicles, I wonder if agents are only interested in vampires or zombies at this time. I hope not.

By: Jessica Rising

Jessica Rising — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 08:20:05 +0000

I only do middle grade. In fact, I am writing a thesis for my masters degree that argues for the inclusion of middle grade books into the literary cannon, But what are publishers looking for in middle grade these days? That’s the hard part.

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By: Michael DiCerto

Michael DiCerto — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:18:43 +0000

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By: Kit Bakke

Kit Bakke — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 14:19:43 +0000

I’m late to this discussion, but found it while googling around for background for a talk I’m giving in a couple months to a statewide school library conference. It’s all very interesting. In some ways, I don’t like the way books are labeled middle grade or YA or adult. When I was a kid, I read all over the map. So what if I didn’t really understand all of what I was reading?

My second book, a middle grade novel titled DOT TO DOT, collected rejections from agents for about a year and then I decided to bring it out through Amazon’s CreateSpace. I did so, and am working on marketing through schools and libraries. Meanwhile I got an agent, so am hoping DOT will be able to jump to a traditional publisher in 2012.

By: Will Overby

Will Overby — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:17:27 +0000

I’ve been trying to sell my MG series for several years now, but I keep getting told there is no market for MG fiction, especially for boys, which is what mine is geared to. It’s very frustrating to hear such conflicting advice.

By: CM

CM — Wed, 18 May 2011 21:07:25 +0000

Why is so much of this discussion about fantasy and series fiction? Doesn’t anyone like middle grade fiction about normal kids and their problems anymore? Judy Blume did it!