YALLFest is coming up, and we don’t want you to miss out on any panels, prizes, or pets (yes, you read that right). Scroll down to see what’s happening at YALLFest this year, both in-person and virtually!
Virtual Events and Giveaways
Monday 11/8
Rec-a-Reads Giveaway
20 winners will receive one physical galley. Titles include: I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys, Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor, Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters, and All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir.
Click here when it’s time to enter
Friday, 11/12
7pm ET
Bring Your Pet to YALLFest: Join Penguin Teen authors and their furry friends for fun book trivia, Q&A, and a chance to win a goodies basket! Authors include:
• J. C. Cervantes, Flirting With Fate
• Sabaa Tahir, All My Rage
• Navdeep Singh Dhillon, Sunny G’s Series of Rash Decisions
• Morgan Rhodes, Echoes and Empires
In-person Events
Friday, 11/12
Signings
2pm ET
422 King Street
4pm ET
422 King Street
Saturday, 11/13
Signings
11am ET
BLUE BICYCLE BOOKS — COURTYARD
418 King Street
12PM ET
360 Meeting Street
12PM ET
360 Meeting Street
12PM ET
360 Meeting Street
BLUE BICYCLE BOOKS — COURTYARD
418 King Street
12PM ET
422 King Street
12PM ET
BLUE BICYCLE BOOKS — COURTYARD
418 King Street
1PM ET
BLUE BICYCLE BOOKS — COURTYARD
418 King Street
3PM ET
360 Meeting Street
3PM ET
BLUE BICYCLE BOOKS — COURTYARD
418 King Street
3PM ET
360 Meeting Street
Panels
11am ET
Panel: THE NEXT STAR WARS
37 John Street
With SFF books serving both as foundational blueprints for expansive universes (see: Dune, Game of Thrones, etc) and as significant parts of their expansion (see: Star Wars), how do you write for that? Moderated by Margaret Stohl with Jordan Ifueko, Marie Lu, Ransom Riggs, and Victoria Aveyard
11am ET
Panel: ANTAGONISM
360 Meeting Street
Realistic or Fantastic, what makes a villain villianous in 2021? What does that say about us? How has that changed over time? Moderated by Brendan Reichs with Ally Condie, Claribel A. Ortega, Lori M. Lee, and Michael Johnston.
11am ET
446 King Street
What does what we and our beloved characters fear say about our world? What can we learn from it? Moderated by Tiffany D. Jackson with Adam Sass, Ayana Gray, Cherie Dimaline, and Grady Hendrix
11am ET
446 King Street
If love is universal, why are love stories so often seen as pop genre pieces rather than literature? Moderated by Stephanie Garber with Abbi Glines, Julian Winters, Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, and Tashie Bhuiyan.
12PM ET
37 John Street
How do the stories we love become the worlds we live in? Moderated by Michael Johnston with Elizabeth Lim, Jen Calonita, Melissa de la Cruz, and Soman Chainani. Sponsored by Disney Publishing Worldwide
12PM ET
360 Meeting Street
Writers are always writing about themselves, they just don’t admit it. True or false? Or maybe…Truth or Dare! Moderated by Ally Condie with Abbi Glines, Namina Forna, Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, and Stephanie Garber.
1PM ET
446 King Street
In 2021, some characters can get as sidelined as the rest of us. Moderated by Julian Winters with Jonny Garza Villa, Dustin Thao, and Margot Wood
1PM ET
446 King Street
Authors talk the craft of rising action. Moderated by Soman Chainani with Nandini Bajpai, Tashie Bhuiyan, Ayana Gray, and Elizabeth Lim
2PM ET
360 Meeting Street
What can the fantasy of hidden worlds teach us about the world we see around us? Moderated by Ryan Graudin with Kwame Mbalia, Mark Oshiro, and Brendan Reichs
2PM ET
446 King Street
Everyone starts somewhere…authors read their childhood writing. Moderated by Marie Lu with Jen Calonita, Adalyn Grace, Elizabeth Lim, and Claribel A. Ortega.
2PM ET
37 John Street
What can writing for graphic novels teach us about storytelling? What changes when images are involved? Moderated by Judith Stephens with E. Lockhart, Justin A. Reynolds, Lilliam Rivera, and Margaret Stohl
3PM ET
37 John Street
Writers talk craft questions, in writing and in the writer’s life. Moderated by Victoria Aveyard with Amy Foster, Tahereh Mafi, Adam Sass, and Julian Winters
3PM ET
446 King Street
Realistic or Fantastic, what makes a hero heroic in 2021? What does that say about us? How has that changed over time? Moderated by Judith Stephens with Jen Calonita, Charlotte Nicole Davis, Stacey Lee, and Nisha Sharma.
4PM ET
446 King Street
You think 2021 was weird, check out 1912, 1926, 1927 and 1997. Moderated by Dhonielle Clayton with Chloe Gong, Stacey Lee, and Angie Thomas.
4PM ET
37 John Street
The role of fandom and community in career and world building. Discuss. Moderated by Margaret Stohl with Melissa de la Cruz, Tracy Deonn, Marie Lu, and Aiden Thomas. Sponsored by Bloomsbury
4PM ET
360 Meeting Street
There’s nothing like propulsive conflict to make for a compelling story – and nothing like the real world for propulsive conflict. Discuss. Moderated by Nic Stone with Gayle Forman, Angela May, Mary Alice Monroe, and Mark Oshiro. Sponsored by Pique Beyond The Book
5PM ET
360 Meeting Street
MG authors talk the importance of character connection in resolving their stories. Moderated by Gayle Forman with Lori M. Lee, Angela May, Kwame Mbalia, and Mary Alice Monroe.
5PM ET
446 King Street
Writers discuss the books they haven’t written from the worst idea to the one that got away. Moderated by Melissa de la Cruz with Jordan Ifueko, Tahereh Mafi, Shanna Miles, and Steven Salvatore
5PM ET
446 King Street
Now that Dune is a household name, has the Fantasy of Fantasy been lost? Would the Simarillion exist in the era of Slurpee Cups? Discuss. Moderated by Ransom Riggs with Charlotte Nicole Davis, Namina Forna, Michael Johnston, and Aiden Thomas
6PM ET
37 John Street
YALLFest’s most beloved tradition, the Smackdown, is back for the TENTH TIME!
That’s ten years of Golden Pie Awards, Juvenilia, Tiger Beat, LivingTableau Book Covers, Hollywood Squares, Borderline-Inappropriate Sketches Based on Picture Books and Epic Lip Sync Battles.
Come see your favorite authors on stage with hosts Soman Chainani (School for Good and Evil) and Brendan Reichs (Darkdeep) for games, laughs, tears and dancing.
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