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These authors of teen books have their own websites. Many of them share advice for teens who want to be writers themselves! Some of this diverse group even blog daily.

Don't know how to pronounce an author's name? Listen to the author tell you how at this link.

Author's Websites

Last name starts with:
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A to B

Peter Abrahams

Sherman Alexie

David Almond

Elaine Marie Alphin

Julia Alvarez

Laurie Halse Anderson

Kim Antieau

Jennifer Armstrong

Kelley Armstrong

Jay Asher

Catherine Atkins

Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Avi

Lauren Barnholdt

T.A. Barron

Cat Bauer

Joan Bauer

Marion Dane Bauer (local author)

Clare Bell

Hilari Bell

Cherie Bennett

Julie Bertagna

Holly Black

Malorie Blackman

Francesca Lia Block

Judy Blume

Tim Bowler

Ann Brashares

Libba Bray

Kevin Brooks

Alyssa Brugman

Elizabeth C. Bunce

Melvin Burgess

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C to E

Meg Cabot

Michael Cadnum

Deb Caletti

Dia Calhoun

Orson Scott Card

Isobelle Carmody

Alden Carter

Kristin Cashore

P.C. Cast

Cecil Castellucci

Aidan Chambers

Cassandra Clare

Catherine Clark (local author)

Rachel Cohn

Eoin Colfer

Suzanne Collins

Susan Cooper

John Coy (local author)

Chris Crutcher

Christopher Paul Curtis

Karen Cushman

Sarah Dessen

Carl Deuker

Peter Dickinson

Cory Doctorow

Sharon Draper

Diane Duane

Lois Duncan

William Durbin (local author)

Daniel Ehrenhaft

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F to G

Nancy Farmer

Jean Ferris

Catherine Fisher

Sharon G. Flake

Paul Fleischman

Alex Flinn

Valerie Frankel

Mariah Fredericks

Garret Freymann-Weyr

Cornelia Funke

Neil Gaiman (local author)

Jack Gantos

Nancy Garden

D.L. Garfinkle

Alan Garner

Jean Craighead George

Adèle Geras

Gail Giles

Mel Glenn

Anna Godbersen

Claudia Gray

John Green

Nikki Grimes

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H to J

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Shannon Hale

Virginia Hamilton

Lisi Harrison

Brent Hartinger

Pete Hautman (local author)

Louise Hawes

Julie Hearn

Carl Hiaasen

S.E. Hinton

Valerie Hobbs

Will Hobbs

Alice Hoffman

Anthony Horowitz

Erin Hunter

Tonya Hurley

Jeanette Ingold

A.M. Jenkins

Catherine Jinks

Diana Wynne Jones

Patrick Jones (local author)

Susan Juby

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K to L

James Kennedy

M.E. Kerr

Annette Curtis Klause

Lisa M. Klein

Kathe Koja

E.L. Konigsburg

Gordon Korman

Justine Larbalestier

David LaRochelle (local author)

Kathryn Lasky

Michael Lawrence

Marie Myung-Ok Lee

Tanith Lee

Ursula K. Le Guin

Madeleine L'Engle

Julius Lester

David Levithan

Sonia Levitin

Robert Lipsyte

E. Lockhart

Lois Lowry

David Lubar

Barry Lyga

Mary E. Lyons

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M to O

Carolyn Mackler

Sarra Manning

Melina Marchetta

Melissa Marr

John Marsden

Norma Fox Mazer

Megan McCafferty

Geraldine McCaughrean

Patricia McCormick

Kelly McCullough (local author)

Lurlene McDaniel

Joyce McDonald

Alison McGhee (local author)

Robin McKinley

Brian Meehlr

Carolyn Meyer

Stephenie Meyer

Ben Mikaelsen

Jaclyn Moriarty

Walter Dean Myers

Lauren Myracle

An Na

Beverley Naidoo

Lensey Namioka

Donna Jo Napoli

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

William Nicholson

Garth Nix

Han Nolan

Deborah Noyes

Joyce Carol Oates

Scott O'Dell

Kenneth Oppel

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P to Q

Christopher Paolini

Linda Sue Park

Katherine Paterson

James Patterson

Gary Paulsen (local author)

Mary E. Pearson

Robert Newton Peck

Mitali Perkins

Julie Anne Peters

Rodman Philbrick

Tamora Pierce

Christopher Pike

Carol Plum-Ucci

Randy Powell

Terry Pratchett

Laura Preble

Susan Price

Philip Pullman

Marsha Qualey (local author)

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R to S

Carolyn Reeder

Celia Rees

Louise Rennison

Laura Resau

Ann Rinaldi

J.K. Rowling

Lois Ruby

Brent Runyon

Sara Ryan

Louis Sachar

Graham Salisbury

Alex Sanchez

Lisa Schroeder

Kieran Scott

Michael Dillon Scott

Marcus Sedgwick

Darren Shan

Dyan Sheldon

Kashmira Sheth

Neal Shusterman

Marilyn Singer

William Sleator

Cynthia Leitich Smith

L.J. Smith

Roland Smith

Lemony Snicket

Sonya Sones

Jordan Sonnenblick

Gary Soto

Walter Sorrells

Jerry Spinelli

Suzanne Fisher Staples

Adam Stemple (local author)

R.L. Stine

Todd Strasser

Allan Stratton

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T to V

Janet Tashjian

Jean Thesman

Joyce Carol Thomas

Rob Thomas

Craig Thompson

Kate Thompson

Stephanie S. Tolan

Terry Trueman

Allison Van Diepen

Vivian Vande Velde

Susan Vaught

Ned Vizzini

Cecily Von Ziegesar

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W to Z

Judy Waite

Mark Walden

Will Weaver (local author)

Rosemary Wells

Nancy Werlin

Scott Westerfeld

Gloria Whelan

Rita Williams-Garcia

Ellen Wittlinger

Maryrose Wood

Chris Wooding

Jaqueline Woodson

Gene Luen Yang

Jane Yolen

David Yoo

Lara M. Zeises

Gabrielle Zevin

Paul Zindel

Markus Zusak

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Author's Blogs

Laurie Halse Anderson Speak and Prom author writes about her books, family, and life in her blog Mad Woman in the Forest.

Holly Black No Longer Dry Like a Martini shares what the author of Tithe has on her brain.

Meg Cabot Princess Mia's creator gives sneak peeks at book covers, her life, and more in her online Diary.

Kristin Cashore talks about her journey as a new writer in This Is My Secret.

Cecil Castellucci's The Divine Miss Pixie Woods blog gives you a chance to keep up with the author of The Plain Janes and The Queen of Cool.

Sarah Dessen Sarah shares her journal with readers of books like The Truth About Forever and This Lullaby

Cory Doctorow explores the edge of what technology and humanity are capable of as a journalist and writer on his website Craphound.

Neil Gaiman Graphic novels and books alike are discussed in this blog. Neil also posts and responds to fan mail.

John Green Looking for Alaska and An Abundance of Katherines are his books, but check out his hilarious and insightful blog, too.

Shannon Hale's Squeetus blog shares all sorts of info about the author of The Goose Girl and River Secrets.

The voices in Brent Hartinger's head can be heard here. What do they tell the author of The Last Chance Texaco and Split Screen?

Justine Larbelestier discusses teen books (such as her Magic or Madness series) and the challenges in writing them.

E. Lockhart The author of The Boyfriend List includes her favorite new teen reads and fun things to do with books.

Megan McCafferty's (retro) blog gives you info on her books in the Jessica Darling series.

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor answers personal questions from her readers on her official Alice McKinley blog.

Mitali Perkins can be found on Mitali's Fire Escape where she talks about living life between cultures.

Darren Shan may write creepy books but his blog is a straight forward account of life as an author.

Craig Thompson is a graphic novelist and artist who explores his craft in his Doot Doot Garden blog.

Scott Westerfeld Find out what's going on in the life of the author of Uglies and So Yesterday in his Westerblog.