Traditionally published middle grade authors on Substack

List of authors who write for young people 8-12 years old

Feb 04, 2024

Last updated February 4, 2024

This is a list of middle grade authors who work with PAL publishers I’ve found on Substack so far. I started keeping it mainly for my own records but am sharing it in case others are interested. Also see my list of traditionally published children’s book illustrators on Substack.

If you’re not on this list and think you should be, please comment with:
1. your Substack personal link
2. ONE link where people can easily find a list of your children’s books.
👉🏼Again, this list is solely for those who work with PAL publishers.👈🏼

To those whose books are not yet available: please hold off posting your info until your book is actually out? Thanks so much!

I also didn’t add some authors because I couldn’t easily find a list of books they’ve written - please include a link to a page where people can easily browse your children’s books. Please note that I’ll only be adding those who have made at least one post on Substack.

If you aren’t taggable, I will list ONE of your newsletters; I’m opting for personal links since some of you have multiple newsletters. 🙂 Also, an unrelated tip: make sure your NAME is included in the first paragraph of your About page on Substack - I keep coming across newsletters where I have to search for the full name of the creator. I also recommend including a byline on posts, in case people read issues out of context.

I have nothing against indie publishing or publishers not on the PAL list, but I lack the time to maintain a list of indie-published authors or research non-PAL publishers. If you are maintaining this kind of list, please post the link in the comments. Also see Melissa-Jane Fogarty’s more general list of kidlit creators and kidlit supporters on Substack.

If you know of a traditionally published middle grade author who is active on Substack, please do post in the comments - thanks!

📚 = recently added

Sarah Allen -

Sarah Allen

- Books

Charlotte Barkla -

Charlotte Barkla

- Books

Katie Clapham -

Terrible at Titles

- Books

Melanie Conklin -