Mindy McGinnis

Participates in 9 items

Mindy McGinnis is an Edgar Award-winning novelist who writes across multiple genres, including post-apocalyptic, historical, thriller, contemporary, mystery, and fantasy.

While her settings may change, you can always count on Mindy’s books to deliver grit, truth, and an unflinching look at humanity and the world around us.

Sessions in which Mindy McGinnis participates

Friday 10 August, 2018

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

10:15 AM

Writing Epic Ladies

1 hour, 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Mirror of Erised Room (A309/310)

Panel

Aliza Weinberger (Moderator)

Mindy McGinnis (Participant)

Julie Murphy (Participant)

Mackenzi Lee (Participant)

These authors' girl characters are powerful in every way write-able. Come hear first-hand how they're changing the image of who a strong protagonis...

3:15 PM

Genre Writing

1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)

Panel

Melissa Lawson (Moderator)

Peng Shepherd (Participant)

Anna-Marie McLemore (Participant)

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Mindy McGinnis (Participant)

Mackenzi Lee (Participant)

Fantasy! Science fiction! Alternative history! What are some of the challenges (and joys) of creating or bending rules, recreating stories in a new...

5:00 PM

Mindy McGinnis & Nic Stone Signing (Free Session)

1 minute, 5:00 PM CDT - 5:01 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Scrivenshaft's Autograph Area

Autograph Session

Mindy McGinnis (Participant)

Nic Stone (Participant)

This session is free, but you must reserve a ticket in order to attend.

Saturday 11 August, 2018

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

2:00 PM

Mindy McGinnis & Nic Stone Signing (Free Session)

1 minute, 2:00 PM CDT - 2:01 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Honeydukes Autograph Area

Autograph Session

Mindy McGinnis (Participant)

Nic Stone (Participant)

This session is free, but you must reserve a ticket in order to attend.

3:15 PM

YA as Resistance

1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Divination Room (A115/117)

Panel

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Moderator)

Nic Stone (Participant)

Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child (Participant)

Mindy McGinnis (Participant)

Julie Murphy (Participant)

Protest literature has been central to America since before the beginning, but how does YA fiction fit into that puzzle? Writers for this generatio...

4:30 PM

YA Jeopardy

1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Mirror of Erised Room (A309/310)

Game

Melissa Lawson (Moderator)

Nic Stone (Participant)

Mackenzi Lee (Participant)

Mindy McGinnis (Participant)

Robin Benway (Participant)

Julie Murphy (Participant)

Sunday 12 August, 2018

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

10:15 AM

Found Families

1 hour, 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Charms Room (A130/131)

Panel

Mindy McGinnis (Moderator)

Robin Benway (Participant)

Peng Shepherd (Participant)

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Young adult literature, by definition, demonstrates a growing distance from—or even absence of—parental guidance while equally important relationsh...

11:30 AM

I Was a Teenage Writer

1 hour, 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Mirror of Erised Room (A309/310)

Panel

Melissa Lawson (Moderator)

Mackenzi Lee (Participant)

Mindy McGinnis (Participant)

Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child (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 that...

3:30 PM

Mindy McGinnis & Nic Stone Signing (Free Session)

1 minute, 3:30 PM CDT - 3:31 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Honeydukes Autograph Area

Autograph Session

Mindy McGinnis (Participant)

Nic Stone (Participant)

This session is free, but you must reserve a ticket in order to attend.