Writing Workshop with Author: E. L. Shen

Join E. L. Shen for a Writing Workshop.  Learn the basics of developing a story and prepare to start your great novel for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month).

E. L. Shen is a writer and editor living in New York City. Her young adult debut, The Queens of New York (Quill Tree Books) is also a Junior Library Guild Selection and published in June 2023.  Her debut middle grade novel, The Comeback (Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers) is a Junior Library Guild Selection, received two starred reviews, and was praised for its “fast-paced prose, big emotions, and authentic dialogue” in The New York Times. E.L. received her Bachelor of Arts from Barnard College of Columbia University, where she majored in English with a concentration in creative writing. When she is not dreaming up fictional worlds, she can be found stress-baking, figure skating, singing show tunes, and eating too much chocolate. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @elshenwrites.