A Space Apart is so deftly and subtly written, I hardly noticed how involved I'd become until I'd...

If you or your students dread the process of revision, this book will prove transformative. Deep ...

Willis treats the writing of fiction as a natural process that anyone can do with pleasure. The b...

Only Great Changes

Soledad in the Desert

On a distant world where interplanetary colonists have struggled for generations to survive, a yo...

Re-visions: Stories from Stories is a collection of spin-offs from myth, fiction, and the Bible. ...

The narrator of Meredith Sue Willis's new novel has just turned forty, quit her job, been jilted ...

Dwight's House and Other Stories

Marco believes he has special powers that help him make friends with the class bully and deal wit...

First edition published by Teachers & Writers Collaborative, 1990.

Trespassers

Higher Ground

Tired of her upscale private academy in New York City, fifteen-year-old Meli Rossi transfers to C...

Billie Lee lives with her eccentric, multiracial family, but meeting her white, suburban cousin C...

Fourth-grader Marco has his hands full when his best friend is chosen to be star of the class pla...

In 10 chapters, each from a particular character's point of view, Willis follows the Scarlins fro...

This clear, eminently practical guide offers both general approaches and targeted suggestions for...