Did you know that the Highlights Foundation is now called Boyds Mills—same magical place, new name? This June, Emily X.R. Pan and I are hosting Spotlight on the Middle of Your Novel: A Generative Retreat there. Sign up now!
Want to eavesdrop on some craft conversation? Check out The Eavesdrop, a new quarterly newsletter I’m doing with fellow authors Anna-Marie McLemore, Emily X.R. Pan, Anica Mrose Rissi, and Sara Ryan.
I’m delighted to announce that I’m teaching a new class with Stanford Continuing Studies this fall. It’s called Speculative Novel Workshop: The Unreal, the Surreal, the Fantastic, and registration opens Sept. 18!
Here’s a selection of testimonials from writers who have worked with me in the past: “I have had the good fortune to attend two workshops led by Nova Ren Suma, and each experience has been an extraordinary gift for my writing. The workshops themselves are a joy — filled with the generous, warm, inclusive energy […]
Available in hardcover, paperback, and ebook from Algonquin Audio available from Recorded Books The Edgar Award–nominated mesmerizing Gothic tale about the dark secrets Bina discovers when she runs away to the home her mother once loved and lost. Bookshop | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | Books-a-Million Audio Accolades: 2019 Edgar Award finalist An NPR Best Book of 2019 A School Library […]
Even with my big teaching news that’ll keep me busy next year (I’m joining the faculty at VCFA!), I have a YA Novel Workshop-Retreat coming at the Djerassi Resident Artists Program in California, and I am now accepting applications from serious, talented writers!
My YA Novel Writing Workshops & Retreats at the Djerassi Resident Artists Program in February and June 2014 were such a resounding success—and such a joy to lead!—that I am doing another week-long YA novel workshop in June 2015! And exciting news: Applications are now open.
I am thrilled to share the gorgeous cover of my new novel, The Walls Around Us, which was revealed on Tumblr Books (the first-ever cover reveal by Tumblr!) on August 4! Here it is, and this author couldn’t be happier:
I’ll be teaching a new YA novel writing workshop in New York City this fall, with Ideasmyth at the Writers Room in Manhattan.
I taught my first online class with Mediabistro.com this spring/summer—a twelve-week YA novel writing class with some truly amazing students—and I’m happy to say I’ll be teaching a new online class starting this fall.
BLURB REQUESTS What is your blurb policy? I’m closed to blurb requests at the moment. When I’m open to blurbing, all requests must go through my agent, Michael Bourret. You can email the request to him at and I promise he will get an answer quicker than if you email me directly. PERSONAL […]
