2025 Presenting Author Schedule!

March 15-16 was an amazing weekend. We'll leave this posted so you can remember it all, until we have our 2026 dates to share. We're already looking forward to the next TFOB. Thank you everyone!

Saturday, March 15, 2025

Sat, Mar 15	10:00 am	11:30 am	1:00 pm	2:30 pm	4:00 pm
UA Library YA /Room 254 Main Floor (Seats 55)	Writing Horror Stories: YA Workshop Justine Pucella Winans	Amaze-Zines: YA Workshop Josh Galarza	Designing Comics: YA Workshop Jose Pimienta	Creating graphic novels and comics: YA Workshop Rex Ogle	A New Lens on Remixes and Retellings: YA Workshop Jessica Parra
YA Author Stage (Seats 84)	A World on the Edge: Fate or Choice? Victoria Aveyard Kendare Blake Tiffany Jackson	The Price of Freedom in a Dark World Libba Bray Kyle Lukoff Andrea Rogers	Blueprints: Magic Systems in Worldbuilding Vanessa Le Scott Reintgen Emily J. Taylor	Trauma, Healing & Second Chances Gayle Forman Josh Galarza Kathleen Glasgow	Romantasy: The Thrill of Danger and Love Victoria Aveyard Tricia Levenseller Emily J. Taylor

Sunday, March 16, 2025

Sun, Mar 16	10:00 am	11:30 am	1:00 pm	2:30 pm	4:00 pm
Education Room 211 (Kiva) (Seats 200)	Teen Worlds: YA Author Carousel Kendare Blake Alexandra Bracken Alexa Donne Gayle Forman Tiffany Jackson Tricia Levenseller Rex Ogle Scott Reintgen Emily J. Taylor	No event	No event	No event	No event
Education Room 349 (Seats 48)	No event	No event	No event	No event	Alternative Routes to Publication: Tips for Authors Rick Ench CJ Hosack April Lesher Guy Porfirio
Education Room 351 (Seats 46)	No event	No event	No event	A Conversation with Nic Stone Nic Stone	Creating a Writing Group as a Brave Space Juanita Havill Judi Moreillon Jennifer J. Stewart
Education Room 353 (Seats 92)	No event	No event	No event	No event	Resources for Aspiring Authors and Illustrators: SCBWI Lori Alexander Tanja Bauerle Sharon Skinner
UA Library YA /Room 254 Main Floor (Seats 55)	Expand Your Comics Toolbox: A Workshop Gale Galligan	Draft a YA Novel in an Hour: YA workshop Kathleen Glasgow	Donning Horror Goggles to Tell Scary Stories: YA Workshop Andrea Rogers	Build Your Own Fantasy World: YA Workshop S. J. Taylor	No event
Sun, Mar 16	10:00 am	11:30 am	1:00 pm	2:30 pm	4:00 pm
YA Author Stage (Seats 84)	No event	A Call to Action: Fighting for Justice Libba Bray Matt Mendez Nic Stone	Bad Ass Girls Who Own the Spotlight Kendare Blake Alexandra Bracken Tricia Levenseller	Horror Thrillers: Fear Meets Mystery Alexa Donne Tiffany Jackson Justine Pucella Winans	Slam Poetry: Healing One Poem at at Time Mike Clark