Laurie Halse Anderson

Participates in 8 items

Laurie Halse Anderson is the New York Times bestselling author who writes for kids of all ages. Known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity, her work has earned numerous ALA and state awards. Two of her books, Speak and Chains, were National Book Award finalists. Mother of four and wife of one, Laurie lives in Northern New York, where she likes to watch the snow fall as she writes. You can follow her adventures on Twitter, http://twitter.com/halseanderson, and Tumblr: http://lauriehalseanderson.tumblr.com/

Sessions in which Laurie Halse Anderson participates

Friday 1 August, 2014

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

11:00 AM

Diversity in YA

49 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 11:49 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W110 A

LeakyCon Lit

Laurie Halse Anderson (Participant)

Varian Johnson (Participant)

Alaya Dawn Johnson (Participant)

Cheryl Klein (Participant)

Malinda Lo (Participant)

We wondered what to say about this panel, as the title sums up what we think. We assume a lot of you agree. But how does this happen? What’s the re...

1:00 PM

Writing the Tough Stuff

50 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W110 A

LeakyCon Lit

Stephanie Perkins (Participant)

Lauren Myracle (Participant)

Varian Johnson (Participant)

Laurie Halse Anderson (Participant)

YA literature doesn’t shy away from hard topics. Sexual assault, death, substance abuse, eating disorders, violence, unplanned pregnancy…these are ...

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)

3:00 PM

"The Book Was Better": Having Your Books Made Into a Movie

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

Orange County Convention Center - W110 A

LeakyCon Lit

Laurie Halse Anderson (Participant)

Holly Black (Participant)

Gayle Forman (Participant)

John Green (Participant)

Robin Wasserman (Participant)

We’ve all seen movies based on books we love—but what’s it actually like to write a book and see it turned into a film? What’s the process? What ha...

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)

Saturday 2 August, 2014

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

1:00 PM

The War Against YA

40 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 1:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W110 B

LeakyCon Lit

Laurie Halse Anderson (Participant)

Gayle Forman (Participant)

Lev Grossman (Participant)

Malinda Lo (Participant)

Stephanie Perkins (Participant)

There seems to be a certain trend in the media to portray YA books in a dismissive light. Why is the narrative? Time to ask some big questions abou...

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?) ...