I have noticed more and more established, grown-up authors are being published and writing for children and young adults. I find this to be a bit of a double-edged sword. I have often said that some of the best writing ever published is in the YA department, so it pleases me that these books are reaching a larger audience. At the same time, however, it worries me that publishers aren't looking for new talent. It is hard enough to get your first book published just competing against other first time authors, but imagine how much harder it becomes to compete against authors already established in another genre.