Events
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RT Booklovers Convention: YA: Writing Tips and Techniques for Teen and Adult Writers
April 16, 2016 | 4:00pm
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
If you ask a dozen authors how to write a novel, you will get a dozen different answers. Writing is not a science, but there are tips and techniques that can make you a stronger writer. Join us as the bestselling authors on this panel share their road-tested tips for everything from where to find ideas and the pros and cons of outlining to tackling “the mushy middle” and pushing through writer’s block. Bring your questions!
Location: Lambada
Moderator: Kami Garcia
Panelists: Tamora Pierce, Ellen Hopkins, Sona Charaipotra, Richelle Mead, Renee Ahdieh, Kody Keplinger
RT Booklovers Convention: YA: Hogwarts House Cup Showdown
April 16, 2016 | 3:00pm
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Join your fellow Gryffindors, Slytherins, Hufflepuffs, and Ravenclaws for a magical House Cup competition that would make Albus Dumbledore proud! YA author “prefects” will lead each Hogwarts house as readers answer Harry Potter trivia questions to earn points for their houses. Bonus points will be awarded to readers for wearing Harry Potter-themed costumes or clothing, cheering for teammates, and mischief managed. Find out which house is worthy of the Cup!
Location: Palma A
Host: C.J. Redwine
Panelists: Kami Garcia, Jamie McGuire, Abbi Glines, Brendan Reichs, Veronica Rossi, Amy A. Bartol, Andrea Cremer, Kiera Cass, Gretchen McNeil, Victoria Aveyard, Katie McGarry, Kimberly Derting, Kresley Cole, Julie Kagawa
RT Booklovers Convention: YA: Sugar Rush Party with Fierce Reads and Swoon Reads
April 16, 2016 | 2:00pm
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Need a sugar rush? We’ll be your new candy crush! Join Fierce Reads and Swoon Reads for the *sweetest* event at RT. Chat books with fellow YA lovers, hang out and color (!) in your exclusive Fierce Reads coloring book, and feed your sweet tooth at our candy bar! We’ll also be giving away some of our hottest YA titles, t-shirts, and totes.
Location: Brasilia 2
Guests: Kami Garcia, Cecelia Ahern, Mary Pearson, Sandy Hall, Marie Rutkoski
RT Booklovers Convention 2016: YA: Romance with Edge or Just Plain On the Edge: How Far Can You Really Go in YA Fiction?
April 15, 2016 | 2:45pm
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV
The “Y” in YA might stand for “young,” but teens deal with serious challenges and big emotions—the thrill of first love and the pain of heartbreak, the power that comes from finding yourself and the confusion that comes from making mistakes. As writers, how do we create authentic characters and plotlines? Are there limits when writing for a teen audience? Join us and for an unforgettable discussion with a panel of YA authors who aren’t afraid to push the envelope and keep it real.
Location: Conga
Moderator: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Panelists: Kami Garcia, Ellen Hopkins, Lauren Oliver, Katie McGarry, Sona Charaipotra
RT Booklovers Convention 2016: YA: The New Normal: Bucking Stereotypes and Representing Real Teens
April 15, 2016 | 11:15am
Las Vegas, NV
YA authors have been fighting the mainstream definition of “normal” to reflect the way real teens, think, look, and feel since the 70’s when Judy Blume and Walter Dean Myers hit bookshelves with novels like Blubber and Hoops. But are we pushing hard enough to reflect the diversity of our readers? We’ve assembled a group of highly acclaimed YA authors to debate how far YA lit has come and how far we still need to go.
Location: Conga
Moderator: Kami Garcia
Panelists: Kody Keplinger, Julie Murphy, Cindy Pon, Adi Alsaid, Dana Elmendorf, Dhonielle Clayton, Natalie C. Parker, Richelle Mead