Podcasts about writing/reading YA?

LadyA · 12-10-2012, 07:03 PM

I'm looking for some recommendations of interesting YA-themed podcasts, after listening to Sara Zarr's fascinating series 'This Creative Life'. They can be about writing YA (preferred) or reading, either is good.

Does anyone know of any I can download from iTunes, or is Sara Zarr's podcast series a rare thing/an anomaly?

Thank you!

KateSmash · 12-10-2012, 07:11 PM

Writing Excuses is about writing in general (with a strong focus on sf/f and horror - since that's what they all write) but they've done quite a few YA episodes. Plus, YA novels come up fairly frequently, as do YA authors on non-YA specific topics.

But I still haven't found a YA specific podcast even after years of looking for one. Someone really ought to put one together.

lauralam · 12-11-2012, 03:38 PM

I'd be interested in getting involved in a YA-only podcast, though I balk at actually setting one up by myself.

LadyA · 12-11-2012, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by lauralam

I'd be interested in getting involved in a YA-only podcast, though I balk at actually setting one up by myself.

Awesome! We should totally do an AWYA podcast series - although I haven't got the first clue of how to go about it

JustSarah · 12-11-2012, 06:41 PM

Oh, if one starts up, are you guys going to talk about how to properly do a contemporary? Also, I'll properly be listlening up if it becomes available.

egoodlett · 12-11-2012, 06:41 PM

Um, I'd be down for getting involved in that! I feel like podcasts need more specific topics than just "YA" though... hrm.

JustSarah · 12-11-2012, 06:43 PM

Are different YA genres on the table?

lauralam · 12-11-2012, 09:25 PM

Why not? Each podcast could focus on different subjects - YA SFF, contemporary, violence in YA, sexuality in YA, genre-mashing, the nuts and bolts of publishing, etc etc.

Dagrami · 12-11-2012, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by KateSmash

Writing Excuses is about writing in general (with a strong focus on sf/f and horror - since that's what they all write) but they've done quite a few YA episodes. Plus, YA novels come up fairly frequently, as do YA authors on non-YA specific topics.

Subscribed! I love Brandon Sanderson. And I love podcasts (even though I only discovered their brilliance, like, last week).

LadyA · 12-12-2012, 12:57 AM

I've never done a podcast, but it sounds fun! Agreed, it should be one on each genre, then some talking to authors who use a particular technique/working style and how they do it (i.e. verse or loads of POVS) or anything really...

Becca C. · 12-12-2012, 01:02 AM

I'd be down for getting involved in a YA podcast. It certainly seems like there's demand!

Corinne Duyvis · 12-12-2012, 02:26 AM

This sounds awesome! Good luck if y'all tackle it.

fredXgeorge · 12-12-2012, 06:38 AM

A YA podcast would be awesome! I'm definitely interested in being involved.

dancing-drama · 12-12-2012, 03:46 PM

Quite a bit YA comes up in the girls in the stacks podcasts

Those are fun to listen to.

I'd also love to get involved in making YA podcasts! I'd be more behind the scenes, I guess, because my accent's horrible

12-10-2012, 07:03 PM	#1
LadyA dreaming, drowning Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon girl living in Oxford, England Posts: 1,488	Podcasts about writing/reading YA? I'm looking for some recommendations of interesting YA-themed podcasts, after listening to Sara Zarr's fascinating series 'This Creative Life'. They can be about writing YA (preferred) or reading, either is good. Does anyone know of any I can download from iTunes, or is Sara Zarr's podcast series a rare thing/an anomaly? Thank you! __________________ Amy x Y, M & ECG - YA Contemp (62k) WHAT I DIDN'T TELL Y0U - YA Thriller (querying!) THE LIGHTH0USE B0YS - (19k/50k) twitter tumblr "I wished with all my heart that she could understand how it felt to be us that night - how it felt to be eighteen and unbeaten, eighteen and alive.” Eva Rice, The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets

12-10-2012, 07:11 PM	#2
KateSmash [Insert something witty here] Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 997	Writing Excuses is about writing in general (with a strong focus on sf/f and horror - since that's what they all write) but they've done quite a few YA episodes. Plus, YA novels come up fairly frequently, as do YA authors on non-YA specific topics. But I still haven't found a YA specific podcast even after years of looking for one. Someone really ought to put one together. __________________ The Twitter \| The Tumblr \| The Jam

12-11-2012, 03:38 PM	#3
lauralam Moonshade Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Alba Posts: 654	I'd be interested in getting involved in a YA-only podcast, though I balk at actually setting one up by myself. __________________ YA GLBT gaslight fantasy: Pantomime - February 5/7 2013 - Strange Chemistry Books Shadowplay - January 2/4 2014 - Strange Chemistry Books Represented by Juliet Mushens of The Agency Group. Website / Twitter / Goodreads

12-11-2012, 06:41 PM	#6
egoodlett practical experience, FTW Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New York City Posts: 1,061	Um, I'd be down for getting involved in that! I feel like podcasts need more specific topics than just "YA" though... hrm. __________________ ~Ellen~ www.ellengoodlett.com Follow Me on Twitter: @egoodlett On Sub: Stray, YA Sci-Fi WIP: The Quiet Ones, YA Thriller

12-11-2012, 09:25 PM	#8
lauralam Moonshade Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Alba Posts: 654	Why not? Each podcast could focus on different subjects - YA SFF, contemporary, violence in YA, sexuality in YA, genre-mashing, the nuts and bolts of publishing, etc etc. __________________ YA GLBT gaslight fantasy: Pantomime - February 5/7 2013 - Strange Chemistry Books Shadowplay - January 2/4 2014 - Strange Chemistry Books Represented by Juliet Mushens of The Agency Group. Website / Twitter / Goodreads

12-11-2012, 06:41 PM	#5
JustSarah practical experience, FTW Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Tennessee Posts: 653	Oh, if one starts up, are you guys going to talk about how to properly do a contemporary? Also, I'll properly be listlening up if it becomes available.

12-11-2012, 06:43 PM	#7
JustSarah practical experience, FTW Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Tennessee Posts: 653	Are different YA genres on the table?

12-12-2012, 12:57 AM	#10
LadyA dreaming, drowning Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon girl living in Oxford, England Posts: 1,488	I've never done a podcast, but it sounds fun! Agreed, it should be one on each genre, then some talking to authors who use a particular technique/working style and how they do it (i.e. verse or loads of POVS) or anything really... __________________ Amy x Y, M & ECG - YA Contemp (62k) WHAT I DIDN'T TELL Y0U - YA Thriller (querying!) THE LIGHTH0USE B0YS - (19k/50k) twitter tumblr "I wished with all my heart that she could understand how it felt to be us that night - how it felt to be eighteen and unbeaten, eighteen and alive.” Eva Rice, The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets

12-12-2012, 01:02 AM	#11
Becca C. She of the 16 trunk novels. Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Land of Playoff Disappointment Posts: 2,658	I'd be down for getting involved in a YA podcast. It certainly seems like there's demand! __________________ A BRAVER THING - YA contemporary - revising WONDERFUL - YA high-concept - peeking out of my bottom drawer SHALL NOT SLEEP - YA magical realism - on hold for now PARIS & LONDON - YA contemporary - writing slowly - working on a query Trunked: FAKE and THE KING OF GROWING UP, both contemporary YA I blog, too.

12-12-2012, 02:26 AM	#12
Corinne Duyvis She of the Comfortable Shoulders Join Date: May 2010 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 728	This sounds awesome! Good luck if y'all tackle it. __________________ * Blog * Website * Twitter * The Fourteenery Represented by Ammi-Joan Paquette of Erin Murphy Literary Agency. OTHERBOUND: a YA fantasy about a boy from our world who's spent ten years involuntarily witnessing the life of a servant girl from another world every time he blinks--and what happens when he finally learns to communicate with her. Available 2014 from Amulet Books.

12-12-2012, 06:38 AM	#13
fredXgeorge I heart sexy elves and wizards. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 836	A YA podcast would be awesome! I'm definitely interested in being involved. __________________ Call of the Siren (YA Fantasy): 19.2k (1st draft) The Silver Princess (YA Fantasy): 83.5k (editing) 'Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.' - J.K. Rowling

12-12-2012, 03:46 PM	#14
dancing-drama Bad influence extraordinaire. Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: In a big old castle with Bradley James. \| Germany Posts: 226	Quite a bit YA comes up in the girls in the stacks podcasts Those are fun to listen to. I'd also love to get involved in making YA podcasts! I'd be more behind the scenes, I guess, because my accent's horrible __________________ "If you think you're too small to make a difference try falling asleep with a mosquito in the room." WIPs Flightless - YA/contemporary (16k/70k) Countless Times - NA/contemporary - (4k/65k) Blog Twitter The rest is silence.

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