Anna-Marie McLemore (she/her) was born in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and taught by her family to hear La Llorona in the Santa Ana winds. She is the author of The Weight of Feathers, a finalist for the 2016 William C. Morris Debut Award, and 2017 Stonewall Honor Book When the Moon Was Ours, which was longlisted for the National Book Award in Young People’s Literature. Her latest is Wild Beauty, a School Library Journal, Booklist, and Kirkus Best Book of 2017. Blanca & Roja, a queer Latinx reimagining of Snow-White & Rose-Red meets Swan Lake, is forthcoming in October 2018.
Sessions in which Anna-Marie McLemore participates
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- 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
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Genre Writing Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Fantasy! Science fiction! Alternative history! What are some of the challenges (and joys) of creating or bending rules, recreating stories in a new...
- Panel
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Anna-Marie McLemore & Mark Oshiro Signing (Free Session) Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Zonko's Autograph Area
- 5:00 PM CDT - 5:01 PM CDT | 1 minute
- This session is free, but you must reserve a ticket in order to attend.
- Autograph Session
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- 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
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- Anna-Marie McLemore & Mark Oshiro Signing (Free Session) Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Dervish and Banges 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
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
- Anna-Marie McLemore & Mark Oshiro Signing (Free Session) Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Honeydukes Autograph Area
- 11:45 AM CDT - 11:46 AM CDT | 1 minute
- This session is free, but you must reserve a ticket in order to attend.
- Autograph Session
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- LGBTQIA+ Representation in YA Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (A201/202)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Early LGBTQIA+ representation in YA included stories about questioning or coming out that were challenged in libraries and difficult to find in boo...
- Panel