Wendy Parris
@wendyparrisauthor.bsky.social
MG author: FIELD OF SCREAMS and STAGE FRIGHT both Delacorte Press rep: Sara Megibow
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Publishers' Weekly chose our panel as one of the top ones to attend at #NCTE next week... please come see us if you're there!
@jennaleeyun.bsky.social @ryanjamesblack.bsky.social @christinewrites.bsky.social @jessicahaster.bsky.social @careybk.bsky.social @ncte.org
#kidlit #spookymiddlegrade
@jennaleeyun.bsky.social @ryanjamesblack.bsky.social @christinewrites.bsky.social @jessicahaster.bsky.social @careybk.bsky.social @ncte.org
#kidlit #spookymiddlegrade
November 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Publishers' Weekly chose our panel as one of the top ones to attend at #NCTE next week... please come see us if you're there!
@jennaleeyun.bsky.social @ryanjamesblack.bsky.social @christinewrites.bsky.social @jessicahaster.bsky.social @careybk.bsky.social @ncte.org
#kidlit #spookymiddlegrade
@jennaleeyun.bsky.social @ryanjamesblack.bsky.social @christinewrites.bsky.social @jessicahaster.bsky.social @careybk.bsky.social @ncte.org
#kidlit #spookymiddlegrade
For a truly creepy mg book, look no further than STAGE FRIGHT. 💀
"A locked room scary story about thirteen-year-old Avery, who plans a séance at a deserted theater to bond with her friends, only to find they are trapped inside with someone—or something—else."
#kidlit @randomhousekids.bsky.social
"A locked room scary story about thirteen-year-old Avery, who plans a séance at a deserted theater to bond with her friends, only to find they are trapped inside with someone—or something—else."
#kidlit @randomhousekids.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
For a truly creepy mg book, look no further than STAGE FRIGHT. 💀
"A locked room scary story about thirteen-year-old Avery, who plans a séance at a deserted theater to bond with her friends, only to find they are trapped inside with someone—or something—else."
#kidlit @randomhousekids.bsky.social
"A locked room scary story about thirteen-year-old Avery, who plans a séance at a deserted theater to bond with her friends, only to find they are trapped inside with someone—or something—else."
#kidlit @randomhousekids.bsky.social
FREE writing workshop for kids 8-12 years old! School's out 10/24 in Oak Park, IL, so Dandelion Bookshop is hosting a mini writing workshop at 3 p.m. I'll read from my spooky mg books, then help kids start a creepy tale of their own!
Please register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/spooky-sto...
#kidlit
Please register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/spooky-sto...
#kidlit
October 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
FREE writing workshop for kids 8-12 years old! School's out 10/24 in Oak Park, IL, so Dandelion Bookshop is hosting a mini writing workshop at 3 p.m. I'll read from my spooky mg books, then help kids start a creepy tale of their own!
Please register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/spooky-sto...
#kidlit
Please register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/spooky-sto...
#kidlit
If you are in beautiful, dynamic, wonderfully diverse Chicago this Sunday, 10/12, please come by the gorgeous @barnesandnoble.com Wicker Park btwn 1-3 p.m.
I'll be signing copies of my spooky middle grade novels!
more info: stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006...
#kidlit
I'll be signing copies of my spooky middle grade novels!
more info: stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006...
#kidlit
October 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
If you are in beautiful, dynamic, wonderfully diverse Chicago this Sunday, 10/12, please come by the gorgeous @barnesandnoble.com Wicker Park btwn 1-3 p.m.
I'll be signing copies of my spooky middle grade novels!
more info: stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006...
#kidlit
I'll be signing copies of my spooky middle grade novels!
more info: stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006...
#kidlit
This week marks 1 year since STAGE FRIGHT published, and we're giving away 5 copies on Goodreads to celebrate! Perfect for spooky season, it's about 4 kids trapped in a haunted theater 👻💀
Enter before Oct. 7 here:
www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
#kidlit @rhcbschoollibrary.bsky.social
Enter before Oct. 7 here:
www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
#kidlit @rhcbschoollibrary.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This week marks 1 year since STAGE FRIGHT published, and we're giving away 5 copies on Goodreads to celebrate! Perfect for spooky season, it's about 4 kids trapped in a haunted theater 👻💀
Enter before Oct. 7 here:
www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
#kidlit @rhcbschoollibrary.bsky.social
Enter before Oct. 7 here:
www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
#kidlit @rhcbschoollibrary.bsky.social
I'm now officially a Spooky Middle Grade Author 👻 Love this crew of traditionally published authors working to show that scary stories for kids are important all year round! Please go to our website at www.spookymiddlegrade.com to find out more and see what we can offer educators! #kidlit #spookymg
September 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I'm now officially a Spooky Middle Grade Author 👻 Love this crew of traditionally published authors working to show that scary stories for kids are important all year round! Please go to our website at www.spookymiddlegrade.com to find out more and see what we can offer educators! #kidlit #spookymg
Thank you to the IL Reading Council for generously buying 100 copies of STAGE FRIGHT to give away at the Illinois State Fair. I got to sign and hand them all out to bunches of book fans! Happy to meet Il Sec of State Alexi Giannoulis, Honorary Chair of the Illinois Reads Program, too! #kidlit
August 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Thank you to the IL Reading Council for generously buying 100 copies of STAGE FRIGHT to give away at the Illinois State Fair. I got to sign and hand them all out to bunches of book fans! Happy to meet Il Sec of State Alexi Giannoulis, Honorary Chair of the Illinois Reads Program, too! #kidlit
SNOOP DOGG and I will BOTH be at the Ill State Fair tomorrow, 8/13 🔥
He performs at 8pm
And I, as a 2025 @ilreadcouncil.bsky.social author, will sign free copies of STAGE FRIGHT 📚
Please drop by!
#illinoisstatefair #illinoissecretaryofstate #snoppdogg #kidlit #spookymg #illinoisreads
He performs at 8pm
And I, as a 2025 @ilreadcouncil.bsky.social author, will sign free copies of STAGE FRIGHT 📚
Please drop by!
#illinoisstatefair #illinoissecretaryofstate #snoppdogg #kidlit #spookymg #illinoisreads
August 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
SNOOP DOGG and I will BOTH be at the Ill State Fair tomorrow, 8/13 🔥
He performs at 8pm
And I, as a 2025 @ilreadcouncil.bsky.social author, will sign free copies of STAGE FRIGHT 📚
Please drop by!
#illinoisstatefair #illinoissecretaryofstate #snoppdogg #kidlit #spookymg #illinoisreads
He performs at 8pm
And I, as a 2025 @ilreadcouncil.bsky.social author, will sign free copies of STAGE FRIGHT 📚
Please drop by!
#illinoisstatefair #illinoissecretaryofstate #snoppdogg #kidlit #spookymg #illinoisreads
Honored to be Author in Residence next week in Waterloo, Iowa, where I went to grade school. I’ll speak at the public library and visit with 900 5th graders who have been reading and discussing my debut in class!
#kidlit #booksky #middlegradebooks #spookymg
#kidlit #booksky #middlegradebooks #spookymg
May 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Honored to be Author in Residence next week in Waterloo, Iowa, where I went to grade school. I’ll speak at the public library and visit with 900 5th graders who have been reading and discussing my debut in class!
#kidlit #booksky #middlegradebooks #spookymg
#kidlit #booksky #middlegradebooks #spookymg
Thank you, Walmart, for supporting kids’ literacy and choosing my book STAGE FRIGHT as part of your 2025 Summer Reading program! Displays like this are rolling out all over the U.S…this photo was shot in Mason City, Iowa 😎
#kidlit #walmart #randomhousechildrensbooks #summerreading #StageFright
#kidlit #walmart #randomhousechildrensbooks #summerreading #StageFright
April 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Thank you, Walmart, for supporting kids’ literacy and choosing my book STAGE FRIGHT as part of your 2025 Summer Reading program! Displays like this are rolling out all over the U.S…this photo was shot in Mason City, Iowa 😎
#kidlit #walmart #randomhousechildrensbooks #summerreading #StageFright
#kidlit #walmart #randomhousechildrensbooks #summerreading #StageFright
Honored that FIELD OF SCREAMS made the Final Four in the Olathe, KS annual Trail Challenge - voted on by 6-8th graders! #kidlit
#middlegradebooks
@olatheschools.bsky.social
#middlegradebooks
@olatheschools.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Honored that FIELD OF SCREAMS made the Final Four in the Olathe, KS annual Trail Challenge - voted on by 6-8th graders! #kidlit
#middlegradebooks
@olatheschools.bsky.social
#middlegradebooks
@olatheschools.bsky.social
Dream achieved-found one of my books on sale at an airport bookstore! @barbarasbookstore.bsky.social at Chicago/O’Hare!
#kidlit
#kidlit
April 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Dream achieved-found one of my books on sale at an airport bookstore! @barbarasbookstore.bsky.social at Chicago/O’Hare!
#kidlit
#kidlit
Visited the fantastic Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago 😎
February 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Visited the fantastic Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago 😎
Presenting "Safe-Scary: How Middle Grade Horror Provides Kids with a Safe Environment to Face Their Fears" with awesome fellow mg authors @dsallenauthor.bsky.social @medenkuyatt.bsky.social @christinewrites.bsky.social & Rachel Marsh! So excited to meet all the librarians!
#kidlit #ALA
#kidlit #ALA
January 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Presenting "Safe-Scary: How Middle Grade Horror Provides Kids with a Safe Environment to Face Their Fears" with awesome fellow mg authors @dsallenauthor.bsky.social @medenkuyatt.bsky.social @christinewrites.bsky.social & Rachel Marsh! So excited to meet all the librarians!
#kidlit #ALA
#kidlit #ALA
Kids loooove ghost stories, so give ‘em what they want! Order STAGE FRIGHT &/or FIELD OF SCREAMS at www.thebookstall.com/search/site/..., type “signed copy” in the comments, & get a book autographed by me 👻 Both available in paperback. Limited time offer
#holidaygifts #kidlit #middlegradereads
#holidaygifts #kidlit #middlegradereads
December 12, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Kids loooove ghost stories, so give ‘em what they want! Order STAGE FRIGHT &/or FIELD OF SCREAMS at www.thebookstall.com/search/site/..., type “signed copy” in the comments, & get a book autographed by me 👻 Both available in paperback. Limited time offer
#holidaygifts #kidlit #middlegradereads
#holidaygifts #kidlit #middlegradereads
December 5, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Please join me and 19 fellow authors for a sneak peak at the 2025 Illinois Reads book list! The party is at Anderson’s Bookshop in Downers Grove, IL on Thurs. Dec 5 from 6-8 pm. There will be readings, autographing, & refreshments! So pleased that my book STAGE FRIGHT is a grades 6-8 pick 📚
#kidlit
#kidlit
November 20, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Please join me and 19 fellow authors for a sneak peak at the 2025 Illinois Reads book list! The party is at Anderson’s Bookshop in Downers Grove, IL on Thurs. Dec 5 from 6-8 pm. There will be readings, autographing, & refreshments! So pleased that my book STAGE FRIGHT is a grades 6-8 pick 📚
#kidlit
#kidlit
Hi! I’m Wendy Parris, author of spooky middle grade books STAGE FRIGHT & FIELD OF SCREAMS (both Delacorte Press). Started writing in my 40s, got published in my 50s (never too late, kids!). Northwestern grad. Midwesterner. Mom. Wife. Progressive. Love 🌳 🧳 🎭 🎶 🎥 📺 🛶 🥾 👻
#kidlit #writingcommunity
#kidlit #writingcommunity
November 16, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Hi! I’m Wendy Parris, author of spooky middle grade books STAGE FRIGHT & FIELD OF SCREAMS (both Delacorte Press). Started writing in my 40s, got published in my 50s (never too late, kids!). Northwestern grad. Midwesterner. Mom. Wife. Progressive. Love 🌳 🧳 🎭 🎶 🎥 📺 🛶 🥾 👻
#kidlit #writingcommunity
#kidlit #writingcommunity
KidsBookshelf interviewed me about my inspiration for STAGE FRIGHT's character dynamics and more! Please check it out:
www.kidsbookshelf.com/authors/wend...
#authorlife #middlegradereads #kidlit #spookymg
www.kidsbookshelf.com/authors/wend...
#authorlife #middlegradereads #kidlit #spookymg
November 14, 2024 at 10:41 PM
KidsBookshelf interviewed me about my inspiration for STAGE FRIGHT's character dynamics and more! Please check it out:
www.kidsbookshelf.com/authors/wend...
#authorlife #middlegradereads #kidlit #spookymg
www.kidsbookshelf.com/authors/wend...
#authorlife #middlegradereads #kidlit #spookymg
My publisher is doing a Goodreads giveaway for 5 STAGE FRIGHT now!! Link in bio or here: www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
#mglit #spookymg #kidlit #middlegradereads #randomhousekids #delacortepress
#mglit #spookymg #kidlit #middlegradereads #randomhousekids #delacortepress
September 5, 2024 at 2:37 PM
My publisher is doing a Goodreads giveaway for 5 STAGE FRIGHT now!! Link in bio or here: www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...
#mglit #spookymg #kidlit #middlegradereads #randomhousekids #delacortepress
#mglit #spookymg #kidlit #middlegradereads #randomhousekids #delacortepress
A third grader handed me this note as I signed her copy of my book yesterday. Will absolutely treasure it 🥰
October 28, 2023 at 5:33 PM
A third grader handed me this note as I signed her copy of my book yesterday. Will absolutely treasure it 🥰
Tomorrow after school! Please join @lindsayncurrie.bsky.social and me for a spooktacular event!
October 25, 2023 at 8:44 PM
Tomorrow after school! Please join @lindsayncurrie.bsky.social and me for a spooktacular event!
Celebrating spooky season w these bookstore events! Please drop by if you’re able!
October 3, 2023 at 3:36 PM
Celebrating spooky season w these bookstore events! Please drop by if you’re able!