A Light in the Dark: Writing Darkness and Hope for Teen Audiences
with Adam Silvera, Alexis Henderson, Becca Coffindaffer, Kathleen Glasgow, Lee Knox Ostertag, and Tesia Tsai
(Don't) Stick to the Status Quo: Writing in Different Genres, Formats, or Ages
with Holly Goldberg Sloan, Julia Riew, Kalynn Bayron, Raphael Simon, and Scott Reintgen
When Words Aren't Enough: The Illustrative World of Graphic Novels
with Lee Knox Ostertag, Melissa de la Cruz, Mike Johnston, ND Stevenson, Primo Gallanosa, and Roseanne A Brown
MG Monopoly: Authors Work to Collect Books By Answering YOUR Questions
with Gayle Forman, Jordan Ifueko, Julia Riew, Leia Ham, and N D Stevenson
Let Me Tell You a Story: How Journalism, Performing, Screenwriting, & Content Creation Influence Book Writing
with Alanna Bennett, Billy Ray, Cindy Pham, Jonnie Park, Raegan Revord, and Shannon J. Spann
Decay, Destruction, and Deadly Games: Immersing a Reader in a Story
with Kalynn Bayron, Keala Kendall, Kelly Andrew, Sunya Mara, Tesia Tsai, and Tracy Deonn
Sad Songs, Power Ballads, and Pump Up Playlists
Tuning into the Emotions of Tween and Teen Characters
Sponsored by PiqueBeyond
Moderated by Brittany N. Williams with Nidhi Chanani, Auriane Desombre, Sarah Kuhn, Elba Luz, and Janae Marks
Don't Look Under the Bed!
Monsters, Mysteries, and Why We Have to Know What Happens Next
First look at the June 18th premiere of We Were Liars streaming on Prime Video – Presented by Underlined. For more on the We Were Liars series, please visit the Underlined booth.
Moderated by Kayla Ancrum with E. Lockhart, Racquel Marie, Marisha Pessl, Alex Travis, and Andrew Joseph White
MGnopoly
A board game where authors need to collect books for their shelves...by answering your questions!
With Janae Marks, Sarah Mlynowski, Kiyash Monsef, Scott Reintgen, and Jill Tew
Fictionalizing the Real
Recreating Our World on the Page
Moderated by Gretchen Schreiber with Becky Albertalli, Auriane Desombre, Laura Gao, Jackie Khalilieh, and Crystal Maldonado
Fiction Feud
It's like Family Feud...but with Authors!
Moderated by Sarah Mlynowski and Stuart Gibbs with Soman Chainani, Carina Finn, Holly Goldberg Sloan, Kiyash Monsef, Rex Ogle, Scott Reintgen, Raphael Simon, and Brittney Williams
Thank You, Next
Why YA Romance is Such a Mainstay
Sponsored by Simon Teen
Moderated by Eric Geron with Amalie Howard, Zakiya N. Jamal, Jackie Khalilieh, F. T. Lukens, Ali Novak