tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post8106039417514144638..comments2024-03-05T06:09:38.554+00:00Comments on chaosmos - out of chaos comes order: Something to shout about - New Blog on UK YA fictionNess Harbourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-16551068842768077872012-04-10T08:51:25.702+01:002012-04-10T08:51:25.702+01:00I would love to get some US (and others) commentin...I would love to get some US (and others) commenting on this on the UKYA blog (or elsewhere). Thanks for the shoutout, Vanessa!Keren Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121027210783177857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-63060807127171115732012-04-09T18:16:48.729+01:002012-04-09T18:16:48.729+01:00This is such an interesting debate - I wonder what...This is such an interesting debate - I wonder what they think about it across the pond?<br /><br />I was over there a while ago and the YA section is huge - but I did see a good few UKYA titles there as well.Jackie Marchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567038737470422449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-52458902086264254642012-04-09T15:38:45.864+01:002012-04-09T15:38:45.864+01:00Nicky I couldn't agree with you more. US do te...Nicky I couldn't agree with you more. US do tend to always go for the commercial. UK YA, I find, has guts to deal with unexpected and difficult subjects but are never issue driven they are always good stories well told.Ness Harbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-19119678892779943122012-04-09T15:16:55.765+01:002012-04-09T15:16:55.765+01:00Been chatting to Keren about this and it's suc...Been chatting to Keren about this and it's such an important debate to be having. The YA shelves here are mostly dominated by US YA and it ticks me off no end. Not because US YA isn't good, it is, but it doesn't give a full range of writing - in the same way, that UK YA doesn't give a full range. I find UK YA to be much grittier and intense, while I find US YA to be more commercial - and I do believe teens should have access to everything, not something skewed by market dictates and global rights.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-84916138085913602422012-04-09T14:18:44.440+01:002012-04-09T14:18:44.440+01:00Thank you Anne, will keep you posted. Am in the pr...Thank you Anne, will keep you posted. Am in the process of getting a couple of journal articles together - will let you know when they are available. You might be interested in a journal that I edit Write4Children (www.write4children.org)Ness Harbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-78510120430215394382012-04-09T13:07:56.952+01:002012-04-09T13:07:56.952+01:00Thanks so much for the mention! As you well know, ...Thanks so much for the mention! As you well know, I think this is such a fascinating topic. I'd love to hear more about some of the issues you found that were touched on in UK YA more than in US YA. Eager to hear all about the journal article, too!Anne M Leonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04547591113801578453noreply@blogger.com