Megan Whalen Turner

Participates in 5 items

Megan Whalen Turner is the author of the Newberry Honor BookThe Thief, plus The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, and A Conspiracy of Kings. A Conspiracy of Kings won the 2011 LA Times Book Award for Young Adult Literature and the series of books was awarded the 2011 Mythopoeic Award for Children's Literature. MeganWhalenTurner.org

Sessions in which Megan Whalen Turner participates

Friday 10 August, 2012

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

11:00 AM

How Not to Write a Book

50 minutes, 11:00 AM CDT - 11:50 AM CDT

Hilton Chicago - Williford Room

Panel

Daniel Ehrenhaft (Moderator)

Holly Black (Participant)

Stephanie Perkins (Participant)

Laini Taylor (Participant)

Megan Whalen Turner (Participant)

Sometimes, the most valuable advice you can get is what not to do. In this panel, writers talk about their mistakes small and large. Learn about pi...

12:00 PM

Holly Black and Megan Whalen Turner in Conversation

50 minutes, 12:00 PM CDT - 12:50 PM CDT

Hilton Chicago - Boulevard Room

Panel

Holly Black (Participant)

Megan Whalen Turner (Participant)

2:00 PM

Bad Books and Why We Love Them

50 minutes, 2:00 PM CDT - 2:50 PM CDT

Hilton Chicago - Williford Room

Panel

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Moderator)

John Green (Participant)

Holly Black (Participant)

Margaret Stohl (Participant)

Robin Wasserman (Participant)

Megan Whalen Turner (Participant)

What is a bad book, anyway? Does it bite? Did it pee on the floor? Is it right to judge books or the people who love them? This panel names names a...

3:00 PM

Girl Books and Boy Books

50 minutes, 3:00 PM CDT - 3:50 PM CDT

Hilton Chicago - Williford Room

Panel

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Moderator)

Megan Whalen Turner (Participant)

Robin Wasserman (Participant)

Stephanie Perkins (Participant)

John Green (Participant)

What is a "girl book" or a "boy book," anyway? Is it true that boys don't read? Why is "chick lit" a derogatory term? Our panelists come to grips w...

Saturday 11 August, 2012

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

7:00 PM

LeakyCon Lit Reception

2 hours, 7:00 PM CDT - 9:00 PM CDT

Hilton Chicago - Williford Room

Special Event

Holly Black (Participant)

Daniel Ehrenhaft (Participant)

John Green (Participant)

Lev Grossman (Participant)

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Participant)

Jennifer Laughran (Participant)

Stephanie Perkins (Participant)

Rebecca Sherman (Participant)

Margaret Stohl (Participant)

Laini Taylor (Participant)

Kate Schafer-Testerman (Participant)

Megan Whalen Turner (Participant)

Robin Wasserman (Participant)

Have a LeakyCon Lit badge and are over 18 years old?You are invited to this private reception for Leaky...