Gitty Daneshvari

I was lucky enough to be able to meet the awesome and talented writer, Gitty Daneshvari when I hosted a Charity Book Signing for Neurofibromatosis and Diabetes back in 2010 at my high school. I didn’t know much about Daneshvari until I met her and boy, was I lucky that she came and spoke! She [...]

Alan Rinzler’s Tips for writing great endings

Alan Rinzler is an editor and publisher, who graduated Harvard with an English literature degree. After getting his degree he worked in the book business industry as an independent editor as well as an editor with major publishing companies. He has served as Director of Trade Publishing at Bantam Books, Vice President of and Associate [...]

Insight from Stephen Emond

One of our very own Youth Advisory Board Members, Laura interviewed Stephen Emond. Stephen Emond is the writer of Young Adult novels, Happy Face and Winter Town as well as the comic book series, Emo Boy. Continue reading to hear more about Stephen Emond’s novels, life and writing techniques! 1. Tell us a bit about yourself! Who are you, besides an [...]

CCYW’s 2nd Annual Northern California Writers’ Conference

Save the date!! Capitol City Young Writers Second Annual Northern California Writers Conference takes place on Saturday, July 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at San Domenico School in San Anselmo, CA. On July 28, youth, grades 6-12 can join award-winning authors, editors, publishers and literary agents for a day full of education and [...]

CCYW’s Day in the Life Internship – New World Library

Many high school students consider and then reconsider what they want to be when they grow up, question what college they should attend, and even their major.  Internships are one of the best ways to introduce these future professionals to a potential new career.  Unfortunately, high school students today are working with impacted schedules with [...]