Kacen Callender

they/them or he/him

Author

Hurricane Child

Participates in 7 items

Kacen Callender is the author of Hurricane Child and This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story, and is committed to expanding diversity in children's books. Kacen loves playing RPG video games and watching soul-sucking reality TV shows in their free time. They really wish they had a dog.

Sessions in which Kacen Callender participates

Friday 11 October, 2019

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

10:15 AM

Writing Antagonists

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

Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom

Panel

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Julia Rittenberg, Mischief Management (Moderator)

Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child (Participant)

Claudia Gray, The "Constellation" Series (Participant)

What does it take to write a baddie that readers love to hate? How about a complex, flawed antagonist that'll spark debate for years to come (*coug...

4:30 PM

Kacen Callender Autograph – Friday A

30 minutes, 4:30 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 2

Autograph Session

Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child (Participant)

Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...

Saturday 12 October, 2019

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

10:15 AM

Author AMA

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

Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom

Panel

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child (Participant)

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Moderator)

Mason Deaver, I Wish You All The Best (Participant)

Claudia Gray, The "Constellation" Series (Participant)

Preeti Chhibber, Peter and Ned's Ultimate Travel Journal (Participant)

5:15 PM

Kacen Callender Autograph – Saturday A

30 minutes, 5:15 PM EDT - 5:45 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 2

Autograph Session

Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child (Participant)

Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...

Sunday 13 October, 2019

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

11:30 AM

Trans and Non-Binary Representation in YA

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

Seaport World Trade Center - Amphitheater

Panel

AJ Solomon, Mischief Management (Moderator)

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Participant)

Mason Deaver, I Wish You All The Best (Participant)

Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child (Participant)

As trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming authors make in-roads in publishing, the conversation about representation is shifting rapidly. Wha...

2:00 PM

Let's Talk About Bodies

1 hour, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT

Seaport Hotel Boston - Seaport Ballroom

Panel

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Julia Rittenberg, Mischief Management (Moderator)

Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child (Participant)

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Participant)

Mason Deaver, I Wish You All The Best (Participant)

Not all bodies are treated the same way, in life or in literature. Race, sex, gender, ability, and size all play into the way characters are writte...

3:15 PM

Kacen Callender Autograph – Sunday A

30 minutes, 3:15 PM EDT - 3:45 PM EDT

Seaport World Trade Center - Autograph Area 3

Autograph Session

Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child (Participant)

Please arrive to your designated session at least 15 minutes before the end of the session. Those who arrive later will be accommodated if possible...