We’re heading back to Charleston for YALLFest this weekend, and we are SO excited for the chance to show off our new books, hang with fans, and eat pizza (yes, you read that right). Read on for our happenings in the Penguin Teen booth at YALLFest, and where you can catch us on social if you can’t be there!
FRIDAY
RED CARPET PREVIEW EVENT
4:00PM
Join us on Penguin Teen Facebook Live as we take over the carpet, E-News style, as authors model their books on the red carpet! We’ll take you behind the scenes for all the action.
SATURDAY
GAME & GIVEAWAY: Penguin Teen Genre Machine
Voting polls: 9:00AM-2:00PM
Reveal party: 3:00PM-3:30PM
What is YALLFest’s favorite genre? Cast your vote to help us find out! How does it work?
- Come to the Penguin Teen booth to cast your vote, get a sticker, and score an advance copy of a surprise book from the genre of your choice.*
- While you’re there, enter the raffle for a chance to win a Deluxe Genre Prize Pack filled with even more books, swag, and bookish gifts.
- Reveal party! Make your way back to the Penguin Teen booth at 3PM to find out YALLFest’s favorite genre and the winners of our raffle. If you have a sticker and get there first, we may even have a little treat for you!
GIVEAWAY: People Like Us
Giveaway: 2:00PM-2:30PM
People know us. People fear us. People Like Us. Will you? Come grab a copy of this psychological thriller at the booth!
RENÉE AND SABAA‘S BFF PIZZA PARTY**
Tickets* available and question submission: 9:00AM-2:00PM
Pizza party: 4:00PM-5:00PM
Renée + Sabaa + Pizza + You = a match made in heaven. We will be eating pizza, talking books and quizzing these authors like never before as Renèe and Sabaa take on the BFF Challenge. Don’t miss your chance to see them guess each other’s answers to questions submitted by you, and to eat a free slice of pizza! Swing by the booth any time before 2:00PM to submit a question and to pick up your ticket to the cheesiest event of the day.
Can’t make it to YALLFest? Join us on Instagram @PenguinTeen around 4:00PM as we livestream Renée and Sabaa take on the BFF Challenge!
ALL DAY: #YALLFestLovesJohnGreen
Visit the Penguin Teen booth to share your love for John Green’s books by writing a message on the John Green wall. Snap a photo and share it on Twitter or Instagram with #YALLFestLovesJohnGreen and #Sweepstakes to win a set of surprise books for the ultimate YA bookshelf.
Join us on Facebook Live at 1:00PM as we discuss Turtles All the Way Down with Ariel Bissest, Ashley from Said The Story, and Hailey in Bookland!
ALL DAY: Signed up for the Penguin Teen Newsletter?
Then you’ll know what to do. We’ll see you soon!
ALL DAY: Free Quote Totes
If you haven’t done it yet, sign up for the Penguin Teen newsletter and receive a free quote tote and exclusive access to festival giveaways at the next show.
*While supplies last
*Ticketed event. Tickets available at booth. While supplies last.