Lauren

Magaziner

Bestselling Author

Middle Grade Writer

Travels from: Philadelphia, PA

“Lauren Magaziner fashions a rich and compelling alternative reality.” — Chicago Tribune

Lauren Magaziner is the author of the Case Closed series, The Mythics series, The Only Thing Worse Than Witches, Pilfer Academy, Wizardmatch and an upcoming upper middle grade fantasy series call The Incorruptibles. Originally from New Hope, Pennsylvania, Lauren started writing novels when she was thirteen–and never stopped. A proud graduate of Hamilton College’s creative writing program, she wrote her debut children’s book while studying abroad in Scotland. Currently, Lauren lives in Philadelphia, where she writes full-time.

Lauren’s work has been on the Indie Next List, a Junior Library Guild selection, optioned for television, and received a Kirkus star. Her work has been translated into nine languages, and the Case Closed series is an international bestseller. Lauren has presented to hundreds of schools, motivating young readers and writers through her dynamic, interactive assemblies.

Lauren's Featured Titles

The Writing Process

When a writer finishes their first draft… it’s only the beginning! In this interactive talk for young readers, we’ll trace a book through the idea stage, plotting/planning, writing, and finally revision. With a heavy emphasis on revision, we’ll discuss how writers start with big improvements (character, plot, setting, pacing) before working their way to smaller ones, through multiple rounds. Kids will peek at my editorial letters, and we’ll discuss revision tips and tricks they can apply to their own writing.

Cracking the Case

Sometimes mystery books can leave you feeling clueless! In this talk for young readers, we discuss different elements of a mystery and how to approach one as both a reader and a writer. Breaking down how I wrote my pick-your-own-path mystery series, I demystify the genre by sharing my whiteboard and providing craft tips to deliver on that perfect twist. Your master sleuths will leave the assembly ready to solve mysteries and write their own.

Where Do You Get Your Ideas?

One of the hardest parts of writing is coming up with an idea in the first place. In this interactive assembly for young readers, we’ll walk through idea generation: how to take a seedling of a thought and get it to blossom into a full-grown story. I’ll share pages from my writers notebooks and teach kids an exercise that is perfect for individual use and/or the classroom. We’ll also discuss what to do when you get stuck–and how to keep inspiration and ideas flowing throughout the entire writing process.

Engaging Young Readers

A lifelong love of literacy is something we want for every kid. However, sometimes kids don’t share that same passion for reading and writing. In this talk for grown-ups, we’ll discuss ways to engage young readers, including patterns and behaviors that adults can model, strategies to use either at home or in the classroom, and different ways to make books more accessible to all kids.

Coming Soon!

“Lauren Magaziner joined my fifth grade ELA class for a virtual visit after we read Case Closed. Her knowledge, advice and writing tips for kids were amazing! They wanted to know the process for writing a “choose your path” story and after listening to Lauren, we tried it too! The kids created their own ‘Choose Your Path’ stories in Google Slides with the aid of one of our technology specialists. My classroom library has each of the Case Closed series!” — Stacy Alfano, Shoemaker Elementary School, 2022

“Virtual visits with Lauren Magaziner never disappoint my 5th grade classes each year! She keeps the students engaged throughout the entire video call and gives great advice to young writers. She is a one of a kind author and genuinely wants to encourage young readers and writers. Students often mention the visit in their end of year favorite memories! I am thankful to have built a connection with Lauren to give my students this opportunity year after year!” — Megan Benson, James Madison Intermediate School, 2023

“Magaziner’s youthful narrative voice is distinctly aural: Her characters swish and swoop, clomp and screech. Her storytelling cauldron mixes the right balance of bizarre and banal, and she turns up the heat as the witch exam approaches. Readers will banish themselves from the ordinary world to finish this book in a flash.” — Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Lauren’s Events Link

The Mythics Teacher Guide Link

Write Your Own Fantasy Planning Pages

Case Closed Detective Notebook Link

Write Your Own Mystery Planning Pages

The Mythics #1 Audiobook Preview

Honors, Awards & Recognition

International bestseller
Junior Library Guild Selection
Indie Next List
Amazon Bestseller
Optioned to Nickelodeon for TV movie
Books translated into nine languages (Spanish, Italian, French, Greek, Catalan, Bulgarian, Czech, Turkish, Russian)

Media clips

Phillyburbs | Author dedicates novel to Afton Elementary teachers

School Library Journal | The Strong Female Character, a guest post by author Lauren Magaziner

Chicago Tribune | Children’s Book Roundup

Storyworks | Veronica’s Pack

Hamilton | Lauren Magaziner ’12 Awarded Book Contract With Penguin

Media Kit

By clicking the link below you will be directed to a Google Docs Folder
where you can download author photos and cover images.

Magaziner

The Writing Process

Cracking the Case

Where Do You Get Your Ideas?

Engaging Young Readers

Honors, Awards & Recognition

Media clips

Media Kit

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