PREORDER TODAY! ORDERS BEGIN SHIPPING SEPTEMBER 1 In June 2026, a group of young writers ages 8-14 did something most adults never do — they sat down, faced a blank page, and finished what they started. In just five days, these students built original characters, crafted entire worlds, outlined their stories using a real author's storytelling framework, gave and received feedback like professional writers, and polished their work until it was ready for print. The result? Volume 1 of The Summer I Became an Author — a collection of original short stories, written entirely by kids, about everything from brave heroes to wild adventures to the everyday magic only a kid's imagination can dream up. But this book is more than a collection of stories. It's proof that young voices are powerful. Proof that confidence can be built one sentence at a time. Proof that every kid has a story worth telling, if someone simply hands them the tools and believes they can finish it. This is just the beginning. New volumes are coming, each one a permanent record of a new group of young authors finding their voice for the first time. Every copy sold supports the next generation of young authors through workshops and literacy scholarships in local communities. Read their stories and see what's possible when a kid stops being told they'll be an author "someday" and gets to be one right now.
Volume 1: Paperback, Volume 1: Hardcover