About Wordplay Wisdom
Get to know the dedicated writer who founded Wordplay Wisdom!
Madelyn Dietz, posing with her poetry thesis in front of Nassau Hall, Princeton, NJ. To learn more about her teaching and writing history, check out her LinkedIn:
Madelyn has been creating stories since she could speak.
The first homeschooled National Student Poet, the nation’s highest honor for youth poets presenting original work, she has had the honor of supporting young writers across the country. Her fiction is equally recognized: Madelyn was named a YoungArts Winner in Short Story and was one of only 20 US Presidential Scholars in the Arts in 2020. She graduated from Princeton University in 2025 with high honors, receiving the prestigious Joyce Carol Oates Award for poetry and prose.
Wordplay Wisdom was created by Madelyn and her mother, Stephanie Surles, a gifted writer who instilled her with a deep love of words. Now, Madelyn is running Wordplay Wisdom on her own, and couldn't be more excited to give more young writers the support and resources she so craved as a child and teen!
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Wordplay Wisdom is the resource Madelyn wished she'd had when she was a young writer. Having watched her mother search endlessly for quality writing resources and teaching, she created this space to save other families from the hours and hours of research Stephanie conducted and the struggles both mother and daughter faced as they worked to help Madelyn improve her writing skills and connect with other young writers. Simply put, Madelyn wants to give back to other young writers to be sure they feel supported in developing their very own creative voice!
Wordplay Wisdom has collected the books, resources, and tools we have found useful; created vibrant virtual and in-person classes to help eager writers refine their skills and connect with other eager writers; provided step-by-step instructions for multiple aspects of the writing life; and offered free resources so all young writers can establish their own voice.
Questions? Email us at wordplaywisdom@gmail.com
or email Madelyn directly at madelyn@wordplaywisdom.com
You can also connect with us on Instagram: @Wordplay_Wisdom_Writers
and on Facebook: @WordplayWisdom
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