First there was Mitali Perkins’ list of young adult authors on Twitter. Then came the picture book author and illustrator list.
And now–finally–middle grade authors have a list to call their own.
Below you’ll find authors of published books (or soon-to-be-released titles) for middle grade readers. Chapter book and tween authors have been included as well.
If you know of others who should be on this list, please leave a comment and I’ll update the list periodically.
Enjoy! Discover talented writers; make new connections.
- R.J. Anderson @RJ_Anderson
- Elizabeth Atkinson @tWeenBooks
- Susan Taylor Brown @SusanWrites
- Meg Cabot @MegCabot
- RJ Clarken @LightVerse
- Bonnie Doerr @BonnieDoerr
- Michelle Knudsen @MichelleKnudsen
- Adrienne Kress @AdrienneKress
- Cynthea Liu @Cynthea
- Lauren Baratz Logsted @LaurenBaratzL
- Anne Mazer @AnneMazer
- Kate Messner @KateMessner
- Lauren Myracle @LaurenMyracle
- Nicole O’Dell @Nicole_Odell
- Ellen Potter @EllenPotter
- Sarah Prineas @SPrineas
- Karen Rivers @KarenRivers
- Christine Rose @ChristineRose
- Laurel Snyder @LaurelSnyder
- Cynthia Chapman Willis @CynthiaCWillis
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May 8, 2009 at 11:21 am
Karen
Me too, please! Karen Rivers @KarenRivers
Thanks for putting the list together, these are great!
May 9, 2009 at 2:06 am
Tammi Sauer
Another great list. You are AWESOME. 🙂
May 10, 2009 at 4:32 pm
R.J. Anderson
I’m on the YA list, but my debut is actually MG — @rj_anderson
May 11, 2009 at 9:58 am
Christy
Great list! Thanks for taking the time to post it!
May 11, 2009 at 10:06 am
Elizabeth Atkinson
Thanks for this list Tara!! I just updated my JacketFlap and saw your link. I think there are some middle grade authors on that YA list too 🙂 EA
May 11, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Janet Fox
Once again – a great helpful list and link! Thanks, Tara!
May 21, 2009 at 7:55 am
SarahP
Hi there! I’m SPrineas on Twitter.
September 8, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Bonnie
At last. Thank you. A middle grade author list. Hurray!
Please add Bonnie J. Doerr. A new title, Island Sting, will be released by an exciting new publisher, Leapbooks. Coming January, 2010.
Island Sting tells the story of a naïve city girl who joins forces with savvy island boy to save an endangered species, while magnetic forces between them threaten failure and devastation. http://www.BonnieDoerrBooks.com
You can learn more about this new, unique publisher at http://www.leapbks.com/
BonnieDoerr@
September 8, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Bonnie
Oops. Forgot to mention. Bonnie has a second book coming out in January 2011, Turtle Dog.
twitter.com/bonniedoerr
October 15, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Kerrie @ Middle Grade
What a fabulous list! I’m an aspiring MG author, so I will be following ALL of these wonderful writers! I’m also starting a MG blog, so I’d love to share this with my, um, future readers!
March 2, 2010 at 11:01 pm
Danette
I would love to be included on your list. I’m @danettehaworth and I wrote Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning and the upcoming The SUmmer of Moonlight Secrets.
Thank you!
May 9, 2010 at 3:55 pm
Barbra Hesson
Hi would you please add me to this list. I have published articles in Highlights for Children, Nature Friend, Measurement Inc and Westword. I am always circulating novel manuscripts and I also write children/teen book reviews for the Calgary Herald and Edmonton Journal.
January 23, 2011 at 11:12 am
deegarretson
Great list! Would you please add me, @deegarretson? I have one MG out from HarperCollins, WILDFIRE RUN, and my next, also from Harper, WOLF STORM, will be released 9/1/2011. Thanks!
July 5, 2011 at 6:43 am
jaekaebee
Me too! I’m a middle grade author with my debut, POSSUM SUMMER, out now from Holiday House books! My second, THE SPOTTED PONY, comes out next year!
Jen K Blom – @jenKblom
May 22, 2012 at 8:03 pm
danielmcinerny
I’m also a middle grade author and would be grateful to be placed on the Twitter list. You can find out more about more humorous Kingdom of Patria series here: http://kingdomofpatria.com.
November 3, 2013 at 9:58 am
JustinSwapp (@JustinSwapp)
MG / YA author here, and would love to be on the list too please! @JustinSwapp
http://www.justinswapp.com
Author of The Magic Shop