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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.

Author's Websites

Last name starts with:
A to B - C to E - F to J - K to L - M to O - P to S - T to Z

A to B

Peter Abrahams

Sherman Alexie

David Almond

Elaine Marie Alphin

Julia Alvarez

Laurie Halse Anderson

Kim Antieau

Jennifer Armstrong

Catherine Atkins

Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Avi

Lauren Barnholdt

Cat Bauer

Joan Bauer

Marion Dane Bauer (local author)

T.A. Barron

Clare Bell

Hilari Bell

Cherie Bennett

Holly Black

Malorie Blackman

Francesca Lia Block

Judy Blume

Tim Bowler

Ann Brashares

Libba Bray

Kevin Brooks

Alyssa Brugman

Melvin Burgess

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C to E

Meg Cabot

Michael Cadnum

Deb Caletti

Dia Calhoun

Orson Scott Card

Isobelle Carmody

Alden Carter

Cecil Castellucci

Michael Chabon

Aidan Chambers

Catherine Clark (local author)

Rachel Cohn

Eoin Colfer

Susan Cooper

John Coy (local author)

Sharon Creech

Chris Crutcher

Christopher Paul Curtis

Karen Cushman

Terry Davis

Tanuja Desai Hidier

Sarah Dessen

Carl Deuker

Peter Dickinson

Sharon Draper

Diane Duane

Lois Duncan

William Durbin (local author)

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F to J

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

Adele Geras

Gail Giles

Mel Glenn

John Green

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

Jeanette Ingold

Paul B. Janeczko

---> Diana Wynne Jones

Patrick Jones (local author)

Susan Juby

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K to L

M.E. Kerr

Annette Curtis Klause

Kathe Koja

Gordon Korman

Justine Larbalestier

David LaRochelle (local author)

Kathryn Lasky

Michael Lawrence

Marie 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

Katie MacAlister

Carolyn Mackler

Michelle Magorian

Sarra Manning

John Marsden

Amy McAuley

Megan McCafferty

Geraldine McCaughrean

Patricia McCormick

Kelly McCullough (local author)

Lurlene McDaniel

Janet McDonald

Joyce McDonald

Alison McGhee (local author)

Robin McKinley

Carolyn Meyer

Stephenie Meyer

Ben Mikaelsen

Walter Dean Myers

Lauren Myracle

An Na

Beverley Naidoo

Lensey Namioka

Donna Jo Napoli

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

William Nicholson

Garth Nix

Han Nolan

Joyce Carol Oates

Scott O'Dell

Kenneth Oppel

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P to S

Christopher Paolini

Linda Sue Park

Elizabeth Partridge

Katherine Paterson

Gary Paulsen (local author)

Mary E. Pearson

Robert Newton Peck

Mitali Perkins

Julie Anne Peters

Rodman Philbrick

Tamora Pierce

Christopher Pike

Randy Powell

Laura Preble

Susan Price

Philip Pullman

Marsha Qualey (local author)

Carolyn Reeder

Celia Rees

Louise Rennison

J.K. Rowling

Lois Ruby

Brent Runyon

Sara Ryan

Louis Sachar

Graham Salisbury

Alex Sanchez

Kieran Scott

Darren Shan

Markus Sedgwick

Dyan Sheldon

Neal Shusterman

Marilyn Singer

Cynthia Leitich Smith

Lemony Snicket

Sonya Sones

Gary Soto

Jerry Spinelli

Suzanne Fisher Staples

Adam Stemple (local author)

R.L. Stine

Tanya Lee Stone

Todd Strasser

Allan Stratton

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T to Z

Bryan Talbot

Janet Tashjian

Jean Thesman

Joyce Carol Thomas

Rob Thomas

Craig Thompson

---> Kate Thompson

Stephanie S. Tolan

Terry Trueman

Vivian Vande Velde

Susan Vaught

Ned Vizzini

Cecily Von Ziegesar

Judy Waite

Will Weaver (local author)

Sarah Weeks

Nancy Werlin

Nancy Werlin

Scott Westerfeld

Rita Williams-Garcia

Ellen Wittlinger

Maryrose Wood

Jaqueline Woodson

Melissa Wyatt

Gene Luen Yang

Jane Yolen

David Yoo

Lara M. Zeises

Gabrielle Zevin

Paul Zindel

Marcus Zusak

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Author's Blogs

Laurie Halse Anderson Speak and Prom author writes about her books, family, and life.

Holly Black Everything the author of Tithe has on her brain.

Libba Bray Libba welcomes and responds to comments about her books, A Great and Terrible Beauty and Rebel Angels.

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

Cecil Castellucci's LJ, The Divine Miss Pixie Woods, 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

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 vlog called Brotherhood 2.0.

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 reads as a teen and things she wish she'd know in high school.

Megan McCafferty's (retro) blogger gives you info on her books such as Fourth Comings, the latest in her books about Jessica and Hope.

Mitali's Fire Escape is where author Mitali Perkins (First Daughter) talks about living life between cultures.

Scott Westerfeld Find out what's going on in the life of the author of Uglies and So Yesterday. Scott answers questions in the comments of his blog posts, too.

Lara M. Zeises Lara uses photos of the Olson twins to describe her mood and shares her commentaries on the state of things. She is the author of Contents Under Pressure among other books.