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
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Diversity in YA Orange County Convention Center - W110 A
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:49 AM EDT | 49 minutes
- 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...
- LeakyCon Lit
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Writing the Tough Stuff Orange County Convention Center - W110 A
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- YA literature doesn’t shy away from hard topics. Sexual assault, death, substance abuse, eating disorders, violence, unplanned pregnancy…these are ...
- LeakyCon Lit
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- LeakyCon Lit Signing I Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Signing
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- "The Book Was Better": Having Your Books Made Into a Movie Orange County Convention Center - W110 A
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- 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...
- LeakyCon Lit
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- YA Jeopardy Orange County Convention Center - W109
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 20 minutes
- LeakyCon Lit
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- The War Against YA Orange County Convention Center - W110 B
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- 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...
- LeakyCon Lit
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- LeakyCon Lit Signing II Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Signing
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- The Lying Games Orange County Convention Center - W110
- 4:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- 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?) ...
- LeakyCon Lit