Hey, everyone. I’m back in the States for the New York Teen Author Festival (#NYCTAF). I’ll be doing several events, and there are many more to choose from. Here’s the complete schedule.
And here’s my personal schedule:
“What is YA anyway?”
Monday, March 16
Mulberry Street NYPL, 10 Jersey St
6-8pm
At a time when YA feels ascendant, we’re going to check in and ask: What is YA, anyway? Where does it come from? What does it mean to authors, readers, and the media? Where is it going? Are there fears that it’s just a “trend” right now, and that the pendulum will swing away from it again … or is YA here to stay? How, as writers, do we continue to keep it evolving? None of us will have answers, but we’ll certainly have opinions.
Leigh Bardugo
Daniel Ehrenhaft
Donna Freitas
Lev Grossman
Micol Ostow
Danielle Paige
Scott Westerfeld
moderator: David Levithan
Reader’s Theater/Signing
Friday March 20
Union Square Barnes & Noble, 33 E 17th St
7-8:30pm
Our annual Reader’s Theater, which is always a highlight of the Festival. I will follow up with more details on this one. This year we’ll have two groups of four, with me as the swing.
Cathleen Bell
Holly Black
Heather Demetrios
Kevin Emerson
Tanuja Desai Hidier
Kathryn Holmes
David Levithan
Scott Westerfeld
Exploring Feminist YA
Saturday March 21
42nd Street NYPL, Bartos Forum, 5th Ave at 42nd St
1:40-2:30pm
A conversation about gender in YA, and about writing and promoting feminist YA in particular.
Libba Bray
Gayle Forman
Nova Ren Suma
Scott Westerfeld
moderator: David Levithan
No-Foolin’ Mega-Signing
Sunday March 22
Books of Wonder, 18 W 18th St
1-4pm
My signing slot is 3:30-4pm. Seee the complete schedule for everyone else involved.
Hope to see many of you in NYC!
Hey Scott-la! I’m doing a uni thesis on the ‘Uglies’ series; I’m just wondering if there’s anywhere I can get a legal ebook copy of ‘Mind-Rain’ (I’m in Australia)? I love this series because it introduced me to speculative fiction back when I was a littlie.
Of course you are in town when I am away! Thinking I’ll never get my Uglies copy signed, but I guess I’ll have to catch you on tour for Zeroes.
Also – will we even get a third Shay’s story?