Carolyn Fay

I write fiction and non-fiction for children. My pieces have appeared in Highlights, Muse, Dig into History, & Boys' Quest. I love weird, funny, & dark stories

[Carolyn Fay @feecaro]

To impress her estranged BFF back home in Cali, 12yo Fern sneaks out to photo a dead sheep on a Scottish moor, aka The Faraway, where locals say a witch eats kids, only to find the Faraway is real & somehow her BFF is there, too
CITY OF GHOSTS X FRIEND ME #MoodPitch #MG #F

[Lindsey Hobson @LindseyBHobson]

REMEMBER BALLOONS x OUTSIDE IN
Laney's papaw loves stars, but the city lights block out all but the brightest ones. When Papaw's memory becomes hazy he gives up stargazing until Laney helps bring him back to the DARK SKIES. + backmatter about Dark Sky Parks. #Moodpitch #PB

[Carolyn Fay @feecaro]

To impress her estranged BFF back home in Cali, 12yo Fern sneaks out to photo a dead sheep on a Scottish moor, aka The Faraway, where locals say a witch eats kids, only to find the Faraway is real & somehow her BFF is there, too
CITY OF GHOSTS X FRIEND ME #MoodPitch #MG #F

[Carolyn Fay @feecaro]

@GayathriKWrites Very cool! Good luck, Gayathri!!

[Rebecca J. Carlson @BeckaJCarlson]

'Four kids traverse alternate realities to protect the key to the multiverse'
Evan (13) always wanted adventure, but he and his friends have to be the heroes who save the multiverse? That's way more than he asked for.
STRANGEWORLDS x SAVING FABLE
#JWPitchFestival #MiddleGrade

[Sandy Deutscher Green, Author @SandyDGreen]

‘A boy writes to a ghost and she replies’

Jayce (11) writes to the ghost haunting his dreams. He must fulfill her demands, save a boy from a making a terrible mistake, or remain haunted forever.
GHOST WRITERS
#JWPitchFestival #MiddleGrade
DEEP AND DARK AND DANGEROUS x DOLL BONES

[Morgan is writing something new @LKmorgan_x]

‘An asthmatic girl saves her dad from the wicked fairies’

Strong-willed Laney’s ordinary world is shattered when her dad goes missing. With the help of her friends, she investigates & discovers her coastal town is hiding secrets, as is her family.

#JWPitchFestival #MiddleGrade

[Kate Walker 📕 📚 @KatakusM]

#JWPitchFestival #middlegrade
Washed ashore in Sumatra,13 yr struggles to survive in the jungle. When teen orangutan helps her, she uses #BSL taught by deaf mum, to work together & bond, sharing food & friendship.But palm oil fires change everything.
Last Bear meets Bear Ghrylls

[Carolyn Fay @feecaro]

@SallyGales Sounds like an interesting world!

[Carolyn Fay @feecaro]

Shy Emily signs up for Creative Dance for Especially Timid Children only to discover that the instructor, Madame Véronique, is a tiny, furry, fly-snacking bat. VAMPIRINA BALLERINA x NOTHING TO SEE HERE HOTEL
3000-wd early chapter book w series potential
#CB #JWPitchFestival

[Carolyn Fay @feecaro]

To impress her estranged BFF back home in Cali, 12yo Fern sneaks out to photo a dead sheep on a Scottish moor, aka The Faraway, where locals say a witch traps kids, only to find the Faraway is real & somehow her BFF is there, too
CITY OF GHOSTS X FRIEND ME
#MG #JWPitchFestival

[Carolyn Fay @feecaro]

I'm excited to participate in this pitch event tomorrow for #MG #kidlit Thanks, #JWPitchFestival !

[Jericho Writers @JerichoWriters]

It’s time to get your work noticed.

Join the #JWPitchFestival on Twitter (1 –5 Aug) and pitch directly to agents looking for work in your genre! 👽🧙‍♂️👻💌

Here’s everything you need to know: https://t.co/B2VtrL0SfY

More 👇

[Carolyn Fay @feecaro]

@cmaisannes Happy Birthday, Filah!! 🎉🎂🎈It’s raining on your birthday, which in this climate is truly a party 😁Enjoy!

[Carolyn Fay @feecaro]

@AiJiang_ @ellisshuman @OrcaLiterary Thank you so much!

[Carolyn Fay @feecaro]

Grateful to have some good #writing news and happy that this #flashfiction story is out in the world now thanks to @OrcaLiterary : https://t.co/VhA93u34es

[Carolyn Fay @feecaro]

@ellisshuman @OrcaLiterary Thank you!

[OrcaLiterary @OrcaLiterary]

"The Leaf Queen rises tall in her triumph. . . . She is wild. She is wildness. She is wilderness. A tornado of leaves twirls amid the rattle of bone. She lifts her chin, high."

—from The Leaf Queen by @feecaro , Orca Issue 6

https://t.co/EoFRtbol3B

[Carolyn Fay @feecaro]

Thank you, @OrcaLiterary, for publishing my flash fiction piece, "The Leaf Queen." I'm honored to be included. Check out the gorgeous cover art by Dina Brodsky!

[OrcaLiterary @OrcaLiterary]

Orca Issue #6 is now live! And so are our fee-free submission options (for the first 100 submissions of the month). For paid submissions, you'll receive a free pdf download of Issue #6!

https://t.co/EoFRtbol3B

#writingcommunity#fiction#literary#journal

[Carolyn Fay @feecaro]

@vrika Haha j’adore (going to show to my students). Merci!

[Carolyn Fay @feecaro]

@GayathriKWrites How many hearts can I give this? Can't wait till I can see you IRL someday and we'll talk books and writing!

[Carolyn Fay @feecaro]

THE BOY, THE BOAT, & THE BEAST x Labyrinth

A mysterious stile transports a 12-yr old Cali girl from a Scottish moor to The Faraway, where lost children are transformed into insects, & the only escape means killing a parasitic witch who feeds on children’s hope #PitMad #MG