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Teen Day
TEEN DAY, Saturday, April 14 — We have created a fantastic program especially for young adult readers.
From 11am-2pm you will join us for the Giant Book Fair where you will meet more than 40 YA authors who will be autographing in YA Alley and whose books you can purchase. A special YA locator booklet will be given out so that you can find out exactly where your favorite author is seated.
Directly following the Giant Book Fair, from 2:15-6pm, there will be three hours of workshops (2 per hour) led by bestselling authors including two Author Speed Dating sessions where every 10 minutes an author will switch tables and sit with you. There will also be two Author Speed Readings where authors will read excerpts from their latest and upcoming books. There will also be two additional workshops on how the authors write their books.
After the workshops, you will join us at an amazing Teen Party (6-7:30pm) where you will mix and mingle with authors and there will be lots or free books and giveaways.
The $25 admission includes one young adult (up to 20 years old) plus a one chaperone whose name and contact information you must supply at the time of registration.
You can see the Teen Day program and the current list of authors attending below.
Book Fair |
Meet more than 50 YA authors at the general book fair in YA Alley, where you can purchase autographed copies of their latest books. A special YA locator booklet will be given out so that you can find out exactly where your favorite author is seated.
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Saturday, April 14 - 11:00 AM -2:00 PM Location: YA Alley |
Reader Workshops & Teen Party
Note: The following workshops and Teen Party are included in the all-day Teen Day ticket price of $25. Also included is a voucher for a gift bag filled with lots of books and fun swag items to be redeemed at the 6:15pm teen party. Swag bags are limited to the first 250 TEENS (not adults!) who register!
Author Speed-Dating |
Lightning-fast rounds of small-group conversation with some of our phenomenal young adult authors. NOTE: Sign-ups required at YRegistration. Seating is limited.
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Saturday, April 14 - 2:30 - 3:30 PM Authors: Ann Aguirre, Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Jenna Black, Sarah Rees Brennan, Kiera Cass, Kristi Cook, Rosemary Clement-Moore, Kimberly Derting, David Macinnis Gill, Colleen Houck, Michele Jaffe, Sophie Jordan, Stacey Kade, Stephanie Kuehnert, Saundra Mitchell, Aprilynne Pike, Rachel Vincent |
From Spark To Fire: Interactive World And Character Building Workshop
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A single piece of inspiration (a word, phrase, piece of folklore, etc.) can turn into the premise for a YA novel. Join these bestselling YA novelist as they take you through the creative process. |
Saturday, April 14 -2:30-3:30 PM Moderator: Melissa Marr Authors: Kelley Armstrong, Nancy Holder, Beth Revis, Veronica Roth, Margaret Stohl |
Author Speed-Reading |
A host of YA authors will read short excerpts in these timed readings. |
Saturday, April 14 – 3:45 – 4:45 PM Authors: Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Jennifer Estep, Cynthia Hand, Alyxandra Harvey, Jill Hathaway, Stacey Kade, Saundra Mitchell, Jana Oliver, Stephanie Perkins, Amy Plum, Veronica Roth |
Feeding The Fire: Workshop On Conflict And Action In YA Novels |
Once you have a world and character, you need to add conflicts. These bestselling YA authors will lead you through the tricks and types of conflicts (internal, external) to create action or romance for your characters. |
Saturday, April 14 - 3:45-4:45 PM Moderator: Melissa de la Cruz Authors: Cinda Williams Chima, Kami Garcia,Richelle Mead, Alyson Noël, Aprilynne Pike |
Tending The Inferno: Series, Stand-alones, and Genres In YA Novels |
YA is a much broader market than it used to be. These bestselling YA authors will lead you through the different genres and writing guidelines that are unique (or sometimes not!) to fantasy & science fiction, romance, horror, folklore, action, and realism. Discussions will also include the highs and lows of stand-alones vs series; varying point of view; single, co-author, and multiple-author projects. |
Saturday, April 14 - 5:00 – 6:00PM Moderator: Melissa Marr Authors: Franny Billingsley, Rachel Caine, Ally Carter, Stephanie Perkins, Carrie Ryan |
Author Speed-Reading |
A host of YA authors will read very short excerpts in these timed readings. |
Saturday, April 14 - 5:00-6:00 PM Authors: Tera Lynn Childs, Cinda Williams Chima, Kristi Cook, Kady Cross, Melissa de la Cruz, Kimberly Derting, Kami Garcia, Nancy Holder, Sophie Jordan, Alyson Noël, Suzanne Selfors, Jeri Smith-Ready |
Teen P-A-R-T-Y! |
Mix and mingle with the YA authors who signed at the Book Fair. Swag bag pick up for the first 250 TEENS who registered. Tons of giveaways. Must present ticket to receive a swag bag!
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Saturday, April 14 - 6:15-7:30 PM |
Authors: All the authors that are taking part in Teen Day will be at this evening party. |
