Orange County Convention Center - N210 A
Sessions
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Avoiding the Manic Pixie Nightmare Orange County Convention Center - N210 A
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- What is a manic pixie dream girl and why is she so problematic? Join us as we discuss this common literary trope and explore the ways in which we c...
- Panel
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- The Long Haul Orange County Convention Center - N210 A
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- I Hate You Orange County Convention Center - N210 A
- 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Not all characters are lovable, and, in fact, there are some we love to hate. But do the authors love to create them? How terrible is too terrible?...
- Panel
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Collaborative Storytelling Orange County Convention Center - N210 A
- 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | 50 minutes
- What is the most challenging thing about co-writing a book with someone? What is it like to write the second book in a series, but not the first? T...
- Panel
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- The Dark Side (of YA) Orange County Convention Center - N210 A
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Abuse. Racism. Violence. Bullying. Teen Pregnancy. Sexual Assault. Drug use. Depression. These are real issues that affect real lives every single ...
- Panel
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- The L Word Orange County Convention Center - N210 A
- 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Whether they’ve written love at first sight, star-crossed love, I hate you/I love you, best friends falling for each other, or one of the (many) ot...
- Panel
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Author Hat Trick Orange County Convention Center - N210 A
- 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- A Whole New World Orange County Convention Center - N210 A
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- A spoonful of magic, a pinch of logic, and BAM! You've got a whole new world, right? This panel dives into the process of world building: where to ...
- Panel
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- What Makes Me Tick Orange County Convention Center - N210 A
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Don't I Know You? Orange County Convention Center - N210 A
- 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Maybe you borrowed a sweater or a bad joke, but how do you keep inspiration from crossing into cloning? To use (or not to use) people from your lif...
- Panel
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
- I Was A Teenage Writer Orange County Convention Center - N210 A
- 5:30 PM - 6:50 PM | 1 hour 20 minutes
- We do it every year because it’s awesome. See and hear some of today’s top YA writers reading from some of their early—very early—works. Works that...
- Presentation