Explore the dark side through horror, gothic fantasy and dark fantasy and enter mysteries in the gothic Belladonna, a fight to survive as a Black girl, and a treacherous pirate adventure. These books invite readers to escape into perilous worlds and confront their fears and flaws.

YA Author Stage (Seats 84)  
Sat, Mar 14, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Teen
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelists: Saraciea Fennell, Cassandra James, Sasha Peyton Smith
Moderator: Hannah Gomez
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of Vanessa C. Moss, Attorney-at-Law

Meet a bunch of YA authors in 60 minutes and enter teen worlds of fantasy, mystery and complicated relationships. Each author will be seated at a table to talk with a small group about their newest book. Every eight minutes the authors will rotate to a new table in our version of author speed-dating.

Education Room 211 (Kiva) (Seats 200)  
Sun, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Teen
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  

Panelists: Kat Cho, Emiko Jean, Susan Dennard, Alexander Greengaard, Tiffany D. Jackson, Cassandra James, Autumn Krause, Sunya Mara, Sasha Peyton Smith
Moderators: Magdalena Castillo-Cockrum, Caryl Crowell
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Bookmans Entertainment Exchange, HarperCollins Children's Books

Three young adult authors share their tips and strategies they use to write and sell a successful young adult novel -- how they develop an idea for a book, their writing strategies, how to find an agent and publisher to get the book published.

UA Library YA /Room 254 Main Floor (Seats 55, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sun, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
Teen
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelists: Susan Dennard, Cassandra James, Stacey Lee
Moderator: T. Gail Pritchard
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of Southside Community School