

UPDATE! SHOUT, my memoir in verse, is out, has received 9 starred reviews, and was longlisted for the National Book Award!įor bio stuff: Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author whose writing spans young readers, teens, and adults. Two of her books, Speak and Chains, were National Book Award finalists, and Chains was short-listed for the presti

Laurie has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award four times. Her new book, SHOUT, a memoir-in-verse about surviving sexual assault at the age of thirteen and a manifesta for the #MeToo era, has received widespread critical acclaim and appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for seven consecutive weeks. Combined, her books have sold more than 8 million copies. Nor can she provide individuals with one-on-one writing or publishing advice.UPDATE! SHOUT, my memoir in verse, is out, has received 9 starred reviews, and was longlisted for the National Book Award! For bio stuff: Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author whose writing spans young readers, teens, and adults. For similar reasons, she cannot read any submissions of ideas for sequels to her own books.

Please note: because of legal and personal considerations, Laurie cannot read any unsolicited material for those seeking to be published or evaluated: no manuscripts, ideas for books, finished books, etc. Please visit the Author Village and fill out the request form! Please note: Laurie is currently unavailable for Skype visits through 2020. To request an appearance for a school or for children’s literature-focused events: Please contact Christie Hinrichs at or call (541) 797-2217. To request an appearance at a university or corporate event, or at conferences that are not centered around children’s literature: Please contact Kaitlin Kneafsey at kkneafsey at penguinrandomhouse dot com. – Penguin Random House ( SHOUT, The Impossible Knife of Memory, Wintergirls, Catalyst, Prom, Twisted) For interview requests or bookstore events regarding SHOUT: – Simon & Schuster (The Seeds of America trilogy and Fever, 1793) Laurie would love to hear from you! For COVID-19 related reading permission requests, please see the following guidelines from Laurie’s publishers:
