Maureen Johnson

She/her

Author

Says Who

Participates in 10 items

Maureen Johnson is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of several YA novels, including 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Suite Scarlett, The Name of the Star, and Truly Devious. She has also done collaborative works, such as Let It Snow (with John Green and Lauren Myracle), and The Bane Chronicles (with Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan). Her work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, Buzzfeed, and The Guardian, and she has also served as a scriptwriter for EA Games. She has an MFA in Writing from Columbia University and lives in New York City.

Sessions in which Maureen Johnson participates

Friday 1 August, 2014

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

WELCOME TO THE LIT TRACK/FANFIC COFFEE HOUR

45 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 10:45 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W110

LeakyCon Lit

Amber Benson (Participant)

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Participant)

Robin Wasserman (Participant)

This is the kickoff panel for all of Lit Track! Meet the authors! Hear all about what’s going on. And to wake you up and get you ready for the day,...

11:00 AM

Tumblr Talks

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

Orange County Convention Center - W110 B

LeakyCon Lit

Rachel Fershleiser, Tumblr (Participant)

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Participant)

Do you Tumbl? A lot? All the time? Do you want to know the secrets of Tumblr? Join Rachel Ferchleiser from Tumblr HQ in this behind-the-scenes disc...

2:00 PM

LeakyCon Lit Signing I

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

Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)

Signing

Laurie Halse Anderson (Participant)

Holly Black (Participant)

Gayle Forman (Participant)

Lev Grossman (Participant)

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Participant)

Varian Johnson (Participant)

Alaya Dawn Johnson (Participant)

Kazu Kibuishi (Participant)

Malinda Lo (Participant)

Lauren Myracle (Participant)

Stephanie Perkins (Participant)

Rainbow Rowell (Participant)

Robin Wasserman (Participant)

Scott Westerfeld (Participant)

4:30 PM

YA Jeopardy

1 hour 20 minutes, 4:30 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W109

LeakyCon Lit

Laurie Halse Anderson (Participant)

John Green (Participant)

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Participant)

Varian Johnson (Participant)

Malinda Lo (Participant)

Stephanie Perkins (Participant)

Rainbow Rowell (Participant)

Robin Wasserman (Participant)

6:00 PM

Lounging with Maureen and Robin

50 minutes, 6:00 PM EDT - 6:50 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W110

LeakyCon Lit

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Participant)

Robin Wasserman (Participant)

Every year, by this point, Lit Track organizers Maureen Johnson and Robin Wasserman are exhausted, dazed, and saying stupid things. Which is why...

Saturday 2 August, 2014

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

Between Two Mandrakes with Maureen Johnson and John Green

50 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W110

LeakyCon Lit

John Green (Participant)

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Participant)

Your friend Maureen talks book-things with her friend, Famous Writing-Man John Green. Arrive early. Sit close. Sit very close. No, not that clos...

11:00 AM

The Return of "I Was a Teenage Writer"

1 hour 20 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 12:20 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W110

LeakyCon Lit

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Moderator)

Scott Westerfeld (Participant)

Robin Wasserman (Participant)

Rainbow Rowell (Participant)

Lauren Myracle (Participant)

Malinda Lo (Participant)

Kazu Kibuishi (Participant)

Varian Johnson (Participant)

Alaya Dawn Johnson (Participant)

John Green (Participant)

Holly Black (Participant)

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 t...

2:00 PM

I Made You. Now I'm Going to Kill You.

40 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W110 B

LeakyCon Lit

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Participant)

Alaya Dawn Johnson (Participant)

James Moran (Participant)

Lauren Myracle (Participant)

Scott Westerfeld (Participant)

Sometimes, in the course of events, an author has to knock off a character. Sometimes this makes readers upset. “WHY????” the reader writes, in a ...

3:00 PM

LeakyCon Lit Signing II

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

Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)

Signing

Laurie Halse Anderson (Participant)

Holly Black (Participant)

Gayle Forman (Participant)

Lev Grossman (Participant)

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Participant)

Varian Johnson (Participant)

Alaya Dawn Johnson (Participant)

Kazu Kibuishi (Participant)

Malinda Lo (Participant)

Lauren Myracle (Participant)

Stephanie Perkins (Participant)

Rainbow Rowell (Participant)

Robin Wasserman (Participant)

Scott Westerfeld (Participant)

4:00 PM

The Lying Games

1 hour 50 minutes, 4:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W110

LeakyCon Lit

Laurie Halse Anderson (Participant)

Amber Benson (Participant)

Gayle Forman (Participant)

Lev Grossman (Participant)

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Participant)

Varian Johnson (Participant)

Alaya Dawn Johnson (Participant)

Malinda Lo (Participant)

Lauren Myracle (Participant)

Stephanie Perkins (Participant)

Rainbow Rowell (Participant)

Robin Wasserman (Participant)

Scott Westerfeld (Participant)

Join your favorite authors in a fantastic final lit event—two great games brought into one. We’ll have rounds of authors telling lies (or truths?) ...