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Foreshadow: Stories to Celebrate the Magic of Reading and Writing YA
352Overview
13 Short Stories from Bold New YA Voices & Writing Advice from YA Icons Created by New York Times bestselling authors Emily X.R. Pan and Nova Ren Suma, Foreshadow is so much more than a short story collection. A trove of unforgettable fiction makes up the beating heart of this book, and the accompanying essays offer an ode to young adult literature, as well as practical advice to writers. Featured in print for the first time, the thirteen stories anthologized here were originally released via the buzzed-about online platform Foreshadow. Ranging from contemporary romance to mind-bending fantasy, the Foreshadow stories showcase underrepresented voices and highlight the beauty and power of YA fiction. Each piece is selected and introduced by a YA luminary, among them Gayle Forman, Laurie Halse Anderson, Jason Reynolds, and Sabaa Tahir. What makes these memorable stories tick? What sparked them? How do authors build a world or refine a voice or weave in that deliciously creepy atmosphere to bring their writing to the next level? Addressing these questions and many more are essays and discussions on craft and process by Nova Ren Suma and Emily X.R. Pan. This unique compilation reveals and celebrates the magic of reading and writing for young adults. A supplemental section of craft essays offers advice on subjects from technique to revision to publication.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781643750798 |
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Publisher: | Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill |
Publication date: | 10/20/2020 |
Pages: | 352 |
Sales rank: | 161,402 |
Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d) |
Age Range: | 14 - 18 Years |
About the Author
Emily X.R. Pan is the New York Times bestselling author of The Astonishing Color of After, which won the APALA Honor Award and the Walter Honor Award, received six starred reviews, was an LA Times Book Prize finalist, and was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit Emily online at exrpan.com, and find her on Twitter and Instagram: @exrpan.
Table of Contents
{Introduction} Emily X.R. Pan xi
{Flight} Tanya Aydelott 1
Character Connection in Flight Nova Ren Suma 24
{Risk} Rachel Hylton 26
Voice in Risk Emily X.R. Pan 38
Story Prompt: Building Conflict 40
{Sweetmeats} Linda Cheng 41
Suspension of Disbelief in Sweetmeats Emily X.R. Pan 62
{Glow} Joanna Truman 64
Emotional Resonance in Glow Nova Ren Suma 78
Story Prompt: The End of the World 80
{Escape} Tanvi Berwah 81
The Twist in Escape Nova Ren Sums 100
{Pan Dulce} Flor Salcedo 102
Raising the Stakes In Pan Dulce Emily X.R. Pan 125
Story Prompt: Enigma 127
{Solace} Nora Elghazzawi 128
Mood in Solace Nova Ren Suma 149
{Princess} Maya Prasad 151
Worldbuilding in Princess Emily X.R. Pan 172
Story Prompt: Fleshing Out the World 174
{Fools} Gina Chen 175
Imagery in Fools Emily X.R. Pan 190
{Monsters} Adriana Marachlian 192
The Creep Factor in Monsters Nova Ren Suma 220
Story Prompt: Embodying a Fear 222
{Break} Sophie Meridien 223
Building the Romance in Break Emily X.R. Pan 249
{Resilient} Mayra Cuevas 252
Moment of Change in Resilient Nova Ren Suma 275
Story Prompt: Opening the Door 277
{Belly} Desiree S. Evans 278
The Motif in Belly Emiiy X.R. Pan 302
The Editor's Perspective: Q&A with the Foreshadow Fiction Editors 305
How a Story Is Born with the Foreshadow Authors 311
Story Prompt: The Last Word 316
{Afterword} Nova Ren Suma 319
The Magical Origin Story of Foreshadow 321
Masthead 323
Bios 325
Acknowledgments 331