Don’t miss our giveaways, events, panels, and more at YALLWest on April 30, 2022!
While we won’t be there in person, we can’t wait to celebrate YALLWest with you. Scroll on to RSVP to our Pajama Party and view our full schedule.
SPECIAL EVENTS & GIVEAWAYS
April 27th, 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm ET / 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm PT on ZOOM
Attending Authors:
- GINA CHEN Violet Made of Thorns
- KATHARINE MCGEE American Royals III: Rivals
- KELIS ROWE Finding Jupiter
- KATE WILLIAMS Never Coming Home
Grab your fave PJs for this free virtual slumber party with games, Q&As, and FREE BOOKS! Everyone who attends will receive one EARLY DIGITAL COPY selected from our upcoming YA titles.
Space is limited! RSVP HERE
Giveaway: The Underlined Student Activism Prize Pack
Enter for a chance to win the Underlined Student Activism Prize Pack! 5 winners will receive a prize pack of books we think are required reading for aspiring activists. The giveaway is open from 4/25-4/28
ENTER THE GIVEAWAY HERE
OPEN FOR ENTRIES 4/25-4/28
Look out for our Sanitizer Stations and Sandwich Boards!
Y’all make sure to wash your hands at the festival—it’s the WRITE thing to do! Keep an eye out for our Underlined hand sanitizer stations to stay healthy at YALLWEST. And check out our Underlined signs to see our schedule and play games while you wait in line!
PANELS & SIGNINGS! ALL SATURDAY 4/30
Writer Origin Stories
10 AM PT, Cafeteria
From Insta-Fame + Fanfic to Headlines + Tweets or Sweat + Tears
Moderated by Rektok Ross with Racquel Marie, Sajni Patel, Kate Marchant, Mayra Cuevas, Rebecca Phelps, & Laura Gao
Sequels + Expectations
11 AM PT, Barnum
Writing as collaboration between Readers + Writers
Moderated by Melissa de la Cruz with Tahereh Mafi, Maggie Stiefvater, Ransom Riggs, E. Lockhart, V. E. Schwab, and Amy Foster
Conflict + Connection
11 AM PT, Cafeteria
Exploring Propulsive Conflict as a Perpetual Story-Making Machine
Moderated by Soman Chainani with Ebony LaDelle, Traci Chee, Robby Weber, Julie Buxbaum, Gretchen McNeil, and Abdi Nazemian
World Building Blocks
12 PM PT, Barnum
From Stormtrooper’s Helmets to Second Breakfasts, How Do Small Details Define Epic New Worlds?
Moderated by Margaret Stohl with Victoria Aveyard, Susan Dennard, Lizz Huerta, Namina Forna, Soman Chainani, and Ransom Riggs
Ask Me Anything
2 PM PT, Cafeteria
The Comics and Graphic Novels Version
Moderated by Jeanine Schaefer, Mariko Tamaki, Margaret Stohl, E. Lockhart, Alexis Castellanos, Sam Maggs, and Christine Thompson
Alt Storytelling
2 PM PT, Disco Quad
Unforgettably Told Stories, In Verse or Over Letters, Between Friends or Between Photographs, By One Voice or Many
Moderated by Cookie Hiponia with Holly Goldberg Sloan, Ashley Woodfolk, Steven Salvatore, Robby Weber, and Julie Buxbaum
Trope Wars
3 PM PT, Cafeteria
Authors Face Off Over Tropes We All Love + Hate + Love to Hate
Moderated by Abdi Nazemian with Mayra Cuevas, Marie Marquardt, Jason June, Stephan Lee, Beth Reekles, Anna Todd, and Racquel Marie
How Do You Write a Book? (Really)
4 PM PT, Cafeteria
tldr: It’s Not Easy, But It Might Not Be As Hard as You Think
Moderated by Sarah Enni with Chloe Gong, Stephanie Garber, Susan Dennard, Robbie Couch, Namina Forna, and Maggie Stiefvater
How Do You Survive Life as a Creator? (Really)
4 PM PT, Disco Quad
tldr: It’s Not Easy, But It Might Not Be As Hard as You Think
Moderated by Amy Foster with Rektok Ross, Sajni Patel, Gretchen McNeil, Marie Marquardt, Lizz Huerta, and Kylie Lee Baker
INSTAGRAM LIVES @YALLWEST
Laura Sebastian for Castles in Their Bones
E. Lockhart for Family of Liars
Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson for The Agathas
SIGNING SCHEDULE
12 PM PT: Julie Buxbaum
1 PM PT: Mayra Cuevas and Marie Marquardt; Namina Forna
3 PM PT: E. Lockhart
SAY HI TO YOUR FAVORITE AUTHORS!
Julie Buxbaum, Mayra Cuevas and Marie Marquardt, Namina Forna, and E. Lockhart will be on the ground at the festival!
Laura Sebastian, Kathleen Glasgow, and Liz Lawson will be attending virtually for Instagram Lives.
WHILE YOU WAIT IN LINE: Games, Sneak Peeks & More!
Play the Underlined Bookish Word Games!
Don’t forget to share your results with us online at @GetUnderlined
Read a Sneak Peek!
Love The Cruel Prince and Serpent & Dove? Be the first to get a sneak peek of Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen!
Watch Videos!
Check out the book trailers for these must-reads at YALLWest this year.
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