Young Authors

Until this past year, I was certain I was the one of the only teen writer out there, along with possibly a handful of others.  I thought becoming a published author was extremely rare, and astonishing as a teen, but I was still determined to succeed.  At times I would feel a small tug of loneliness, thinking I was the only teen writer, who had a great passion to write stories.  Then I found the blog, Go Teen Writers, where I discovered many teen writers, who were published!  I have chosen to share with you a few I have discovered, I have not read any of their books (yet), but I am very excited to find other teens with a great passion to write, such as I do.

Gillian Bronte Adams was born with a pen in her hand, a sword at her side, and a saddle beneath her feet.  As a speculative fiction writer from the great state of Texas, she delights in combining epic adventure and fantasy with themes that point to the greatest story of all- or, as she refers to it, writing to the echoes of eternity.  During the day, she works as the equine Director of a Christian youth camp, while at night, she kicks of her boots and spurs and transforms into a novelist.

Amanda Barrat is a historical romance author with two novellas soon to be published.  The first "A Bride for a Bargain" will release May, 2015 as a part of Barbour's "The Most Eligible Bachelor Collection."  The second, "The Substitue Wife" will debut July, 2015 as a part of "The Convenient Bride Collection," also by Barbour.  She had won several awards for her work and enjoys writing about eras such as Regency and Victorian England, and the Gilded Age. 

Rachel Coker resides in Virginia with her parents and two sisters.  She has a passion for great books, and has been surrounded by them all her life.  Her gift for writing became apparent at the age of eleven, at which time her parents signed her up for a year of lessons with a professional writing coach.  Rachel also has a deep love for classical music and old black-and-white movies.  When she is not writing or playing the piano, Rachel enjoys spending time with her family and friends and serving her Lord and Saviour.

Tessa Emily Hall is a 19 year old author of Purple Moon, her YA Christian fiction novel to be published, Spetember 2013 by Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas.  She is also a freelance writer, the editor over the faith department for Temperance Magazine, a column writer for Whole Magazine, a contributing writer for More To Be, as well as the PR for God of Moses Entertainment.  Other than writing, Tessa enjoys acting, music, Starbucks, and her imperial Shih Tzu- who is named Brewer after a character in her book, as well as her love for coffee.

Abigail Hartman is a Christian, which she hopes colors everything else about her; she also just happens to be a sixteen year old writer of historical fiction and fantasy, a homeschool almost graduate, and author of the historical novel The Soldier's Cross.  On her blog, Scribbles and Ink Stains, she posts about writing, literature, and the odd cup of tea.

Rachelle Rea plots her novels while driving around the little town she’s lived in all her life in her dream car, a pick-up truck. As a freelance editor, she enjoys mentoring fellow authors in the craft. A homeschool graduate and retired gymnast, she wrote The Sounds of Diamonds the summer after her sophomore year of college.

Gabriella Skory is 15 years old and has been homeschooled her entire life, along with three other siblings. Reading, writing, and performing are her three passions and what she spends the majority of her time doing. If she’s not doing one of those three things, you will usually find her babysitting, hanging out with friends or playing the piano.