who are some of the youngest, most successful published writers in history?

Question

i bet i can beat the record.

Answer 1

How about Daisy Ashford ?

Answer 2

Francoise Sagan [A Certain Smile] hit the big-time in her early 20's, so did Truman Capote with a short story [forgot title] published when he was in his early 20's [wrote it at age 19, I believe] and which rocketed him out of some armpit town in the American south and got him to New York City. Whoever mentioned Daisy Ashford deserves a gold medal.. that's the real deal! Check on the Brontes, tho...they may be in there somewhere as youthful achievers!

Answer 3

Good luck to you. Do you have an agent yet?

There are several websites out there that will help you find an agent, my favorite is QueryTracker.net at http://www.querytracker.net/ . It is free and has a list of literary agents and also tools to help you keep track of who you already queried and who you haven't, plus more.

They do a good job of keeping the crooks off their lists, but it is still a good idea to double check at http://www.sfwa.org/beware/twentyworst.h...

There are a lot of crooks out there. Never pay anyone to read or publish your book. A real agent will never ask for money except as a percentage of your royalties.

Keep in mind that finding an agent and getting published is not an easy process. Some people have to query hundreds of agents before they find one who will accept them (sadly, some never get accepted), but be persistent and keep trying.

You should also visit http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/, one of the largest forums for writers. They can be very helpful.

Good luck.

Answer 4

Well, in recent years, Christopher Paolini started writing Eragon when he was 15. I believe it was first self-published when he was 19, and then picked up by a publishing house when he was 20. It's been all over the NYT bestseller list ever since.

Answer 5

Zadie Smith.

Answer 6

Umm...not really sure. But I know S.E. Hinton was only 16 when she finished The Outsiders.