Ageism in Publishing

The other day some truly awesome people began talking about ageism in publishing via Twitter. I first heard about it from Ashley Hearn, an editor at Page Street Publishing, but here’s an awesome thread from Susan Dennard, NYT bestseller author of the Witchland series.

It BREAKS MY HEART how many messages I get from people panicking because they don't have an agent / they haven't sold a book yet / they're not a best seller and they are — gasp! — almost 30!

Where did this myth start that you have to be young in YA to be successful?

— Susan Dennard