Opening Keynote Sponsored by Underlined and Epic Reads
Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St.
With Cassandra Clare, Veronica Roth, and Tahereh Mafi
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It's a Thrill to Be Here
Page-Turning Thrillers That Keep Us Guessing
Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St.
Moderated by Maureen Johnson with Lamar Giles, Kendall Annette, Soman Chainani, Ryan La Sala, and E. Lockhart
(Re)Starting Over
Coming Up With New Ideas and Knowing Which to Follow
Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St.
Moderated by Allison Saft with Lynn Painter, Ayana Gray, Anna Bright, Ava Reid, and Lauren Blackwood
It's Not Rocket Science (Fiction)
Droids, Dystopias, and Superpowers
Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St.
Moderated by Margaret Stohl with Kami Garcia, Chloe Gong, Tahereh Mafi, Ashley Poston, and Veronica Roth
A Whole New World
Crafting a Magical and Intriguing Fantasy World
Sponsored by Mayhem Books
Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St.
Moderated by Shannon J Spann with Fonda Lee, Kristen Ciccarelli, Stephanie Garber, Ikwo Ntekim, and Shannon Lee
Expansion Packs
Building, Broadening, and Evolving the World of a Series
Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St.
Moderated by Ransom Riggs with Tracy Deonn, Cassandra Clare, Kristen Ciccarelli, Chloe Gong, and Adalyn Grace
A Most Enchanting Romance
Teen Love Across Genre
Sponsored by Listening Library
Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St.
Moderated by Emily Varga with Lynn Painter, Page Powars, Kat Cho, Sasha Peyton Smith, Miles Toriko Burks
Closing Keynote Sponsored by Fierce Reads & Sourcebooks Fire
Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St.
With Ayana Gray, F A Davidson, Sarah Dessen, and Ann Liang
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The Smackdown Sponsored by Underlined
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YALLFest is Presented by Mayhem Books
Hosted by Soman Chainani
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Closing Keynote Sponsored by Sourcebooks Fire
Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St.
YALLFest is Presented by Mayhem Books
With Alex Aster, Rachel Griffin, and Shannon J. Spann
Sponsored by Sourcebooks Fire
There’s Something About Magic
THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MAGIC
Sponsored by PiqueBeyond
Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St.
With Victoria Aveyard, Tracy Deonn, C L Herman, Hafsah Faizal, Amanda Foody, & Marissa Meyer
No One Write Way
JOURNEYS TO AUTHORHOOD
Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St.
With Shannon Spann, Taylor Simonds, Marie Lu, Ebony LaDelle, Abdi Nazemian, and Axie Oh
Marvel, Magic and Modern Myth Making
WRITING AS BEING A PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER
Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St.
With Margaret Stohl, Tracy Deonn, Ryan North, Mark Oshiro, Allison Saft, and Elizabeth Lim
One for the Ages
WRITING ACROSS AUDIENCES AND EXPECTATIONS
Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St.
With Marie Lu, Melissa de la Cruz, Mia P. Manansala, Margaret Stohl, Alex Aster, and Rebecca Ross
Maps are Stories and Stories are Maps
WORLD BUILDING AND WORD BUILDING, AND WHY BOTH MATTER
Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St.
With Renée Ahdieh, Ngozi Ukazu, Isabel Ibañez, Dustin Thao, Chloe Gong, and Adam Silvera
My Genre-fied Romance
ROMANTASY & ROMANTASCI-FI
Sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio
Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St.
With Jill Tew, A B Poranek, Jamie D'Amato, Isabel Ibañez, Elizabeth Lim, and Dustin Thao
Opening Keynote Sponsored by Fierce Reads
Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St.
YALLFest is Presented by Mayhem Books
With Tiffany D. Jackson, Marissa Meyer, and Rebecca Ross
Sponsored by Fierce Reads