Robin Benway
Robin Benway is a National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of six novels for young adults, including Audrey, Wait!, Emmy & Oliver, and Far From the Tree. Her books have received numerous awards and recognitions, including a Junior Library Guild Selection, the Blue Ribbon Award from the Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books, ALA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults, and ALA’s Popular Paperback for Young Adults. In addition, her novels have received starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly, and have been published in more than 20 countries. Her newest book, Far From the Tree, won the 2017 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, is a New York Times bestselling title, and was named as one of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times, NPR, The Los Angeles Times, PBS, Entertainment Weekly, the Boston Globe, Buzzfeed, and others.
Robin grew up in Orange County, California, attended NYU, where she was the recipient of the Seth Barkas Prize for Creative Writing, and is a graduate of UCLA. She currently lives in Los Angeles, with her dog, Hudson.
Sessions in which Robin Benway participates
- Writing with Multiple POVs or Unusual Narrators Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Wizard's Chess Room (A306/307)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Past tense limited narratives of the first- and third-person may be the standard in Young Adult, but these authors create unique voices that turn t...
- Panel
- Robin Benway & Peng Shepherd Signing (Free Session) Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Scrivenshaft's Autograph Area
- 4:30 PM CDT - 4:31 PM CDT | 1 minute
- This session is free, but you must reserve a ticket in order to attend.
- Autograph Session
- This is America Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Mirror of Erised Room (A309/310)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- Join us as we explore how YA lit is beginning to reflect America as it actually exists. How do authors write about characters traditionally ignored...
- Panel
- Writing Advice We Wish We'd Known When We Were Younger Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (A201/202)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Let yourself be terrible. Write what you know. Harry Potter wasn't built in a day. Everyone has heard the basics, but what do writers in the...
- Panel
- Robin Benway & Peng Shepherd Signing (Free Session) Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Honeydukes Autograph Area
- 2:30 PM CDT - 2:31 PM CDT | 1 minute
- This session is free, but you must reserve a ticket in order to attend.
- Autograph Session
- YA Jeopardy Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Mirror of Erised Room (A309/310)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Game
- Found Families Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Charms Room (A130/131)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- Young adult literature, by definition, demonstrates a growing distance from—or even absence of—parental guidance while equally important relationsh...
- Panel
- Robin Benway & Peng Shepherd Signing (Free Session) Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Honeydukes Autograph Area
- 12:15 PM CDT - 12:16 PM CDT | 1 minute
- This session is free, but you must reserve a ticket in order to attend.
- Autograph Session