2024 Gallery

Photos by David Strauss

Keynote author VE Schwab poses in front of the YALLFest step and repeat
Afternoon Keynote authors Lauren Roberts and Abigail Hing Wen present to the audience
Keynote author Emily Varga poses in front of the YALLFest step and repeat
Authors (l-r) Jason June, Leah Johnson, Ravynn Stringfield, Joelle Wellington, Namina Forna, and Kim Johnson pose for a photo
Author Alexandra Bracken poses for a photo before her signing
A view from the audience during a panel, featuring several audience members at the Charleston Music Hall
author Jill Tew poses at signing
Cofounder Jonathan Sanchez (center) poses with his wife Lauren (l.) and co-chair Melissa de la Cruz
authors Katie Zhao, Kathleen Glasgow, and Amélie Wen Zhao
Author Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Smackdown hosts Jarrod Shusterman and Sofia Lapuente opened the event with a dance routine
Author Namina Forna makes her way down the red carpet at a preview event
Author Sabaa Tahir poses before her signing
In the Banned Together panel, authors David Levithan and Maggie Tokuda-Hall talked with filmmaker Jennifer Dumas Wiggin and Josh Malkin from the ACLU about the impact of book bans
Authors Amber Clement and Kwame Mbalia
A fan perches on a throne made of oversized copies of books by Victoria Aveyard
Author Sajni Patel
Authors at a panel--Veronica Roth, Kathleen Glasgow, Maureen Johnson, E Lockhart, Kwame Mbalia, and Trinity Nguyen
Authors Scott Westerfeld and Veronica Roth
Author Karen Strong
Charleston Music Hall owner Charles launches a t-shirt into the crowd