Please welcome Valerie Miller to the CYA Success family. “Firstly, CYA helped me develop my writing craft and, in doing so, gave me the...

Please welcome Rosi Ngwenya to the CYA Success family. “I went into that session nervous and never expecting more than feedback. So...

Please welcome Sue-Ellen Pashley to the CYA Success family. Apart from the fact that attending CYA over quite a few years has meant I've...

Please welcome Danielle Camer to the CYA Success family. “In 2021, I had my manuscript assessed by Brenda Gurr from Red Paper Kite...

“From the date of my assessment to the date of publication it took just 72 days. During this time, I had undergone major surgery and was...

“CYA has been a huge part of my writing and illustrating career! I had my first hint of success and a feeling that my writing was heading...

The success panel is our personal highlight of every CYA conference and this year is a banger!

Successes! Best part first. Please welcome Tina Strachan and Zewlan Moor to the CYA Success family. Click on their picture below to read...

The beginning of the year is one of our favourite times as it's when we really start to hear about all the CYA Successes.

Are you considering attending a writers’ conference? As someone whose imposter syndrome made me initially hesitant to attend, I can now.

Please welcome Rebecca Timmis to the CYA Success family.

Week one done and dusted.

See who's on the 2021 CYA Success Panel

Please welcome Samantha-Ellen Bound to the CYA Success family. The first book in her four-part middle-grade fantasy series, Seven...

Please welcome Sandhya Parappukkaran to the CYA Success family.