Ya’ll Fest

2022

EVENT SCHEDULE

• Schedule and author appearances subject to change.
• All panels and signings are free unless otherwise noted and open to the public except for the keynote talks and the YA Smackdown.
• All seating is general admission
• Signings limited to 3 books per trip through signing line

Friday, November 11

12:00
PM
  • Get the Scoop on Melissa de la Cruz Studio
    Off Track Ice Cream

    6 Beaufain St, Charleston, SC 29401

    Presented by Disney Books

    Join author and studio head Melissa de la Cruz (Blue Bloods: After Life, The Isle of the Lost) along with special guests Jason June (Out of the Blue) and Jessie Weaver (Live Your Best Lie) as they host an intimate ice cream social and signing at Charleston’s coolest ice cream shop.

    De la Cruz, a longtime Disney author is launching her very own eponymous imprint — Melissa de la Cruz Studio. The collaboration between Disney Publishing Group and de la Cruz will focus on publishing both new and seasoned authors for original content to be developed and expanded across multiple platforms, including for streaming service Disney Plus. The platform’s range will include everything from picture books to adult titles but will specialize in middle grade and YA stories.

    Free. Registration required, limited capacity event with two entries at 12 pm and 1 pm.

    Please register for only ONE time slot for this event. And for ONE free Friday event.

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1:00
PM
2:00
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2:30
PM
  • Fierce Friday
    Charleston Museum — Courtyard

    360 Meeting Street

    Presented by Fierce Reads

    Join an amazing group of best-selling YA authors in the Charleston Museum Inner Couryard for this special Friday preview event hosted by Macmillan Fierce Reads. Featuring book signings with all authors, giveaways and a special treat!

    Authors participating include Jas Hammonds, Lizz Huerta, Nick Brooks, Shannon Hale, Julian Randall, Claribel A. Ortega, Melissa de la Cruz, Ashley Woodfolk, Angeline Boulley, Adalyn Grace, and Dhonielle Clayton. 

    Tickets are free. Please register for ONE free Friday event only.

    2:30 pm signings — Jas Hammonds, Angeline Boulley, Lizz Huerta, Ashley Woodfolk, Adalyn Grace

    3:30 pm signings — Claribel A. Ortega, Nick Brooks, Shannon Hale, Dhonielle Clayton, Julian Randall, Melissa de la Cruz

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3:00
PM
4:00
PM
  • YALLCRAWL SIGNING – Ayana Gray
    Ensemble Consignment Boutique

    444 King Street, Charleston, SC

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  • YALLCRAWL SIGNING – Cinda Williams Chima NEW LOCATION
    Best Friend Train Museum

    36 John Street

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  • YALLCRAWL SIGNING – Stuart Gibbs NEW LOCATION
    Best Friend Train Museum

    36 John Street

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  • Red Carpet Preview
    Private: Charleston County Public Library

    68 Calhoun Street

    Kat Cho (Once Upon a K-Prom), Naz Kutub (The Loophole), David Levithan (Answers in the Pages), Lio Min (Beating Heart Baby), Mark Oshiro (You Only Live Once, David Bravo) and Kiersten White (Wretched Waterpark) walk the red carpet and take part in an interactive discussion in the library’s teen lounge. Book signing to follow.

    Charleston County Main Library, 68 Calhoun St., downtown Charleston, 29403.

    Free, but advance registration required. Please register for ONLY ONE free Friday event.

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Saturday, November 12

9:30
AM
  • Kick Off Your Day with I read YA!
    I Read YA Booth

    Kick Off Your Day with I read YA at their booth! Start your morning with I read YA for a sweet treat, galleys, and swag!

     

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  • Treat and Meet Our Fave Fantasy Femmes
    Charleston Museum — Courtyard

    360 Meeting Street

    Treat and Meet Our Fave Fantasy Femmes

    Sponsored by Pique Beyond

    created by Polish


    Join us for an exciting meet and greet with fantasy authors Alex Aster and Brittany Williams! BONUS, you’ll also get your hands on a tasty treat, an advanced reader’s copy of That Self-Same Metal, and a deluxe Lightlark enamel pin

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10:00
AM
  • Opening Keynote with Angeline Boulley and Soman Chainani
    Charleston Music Hall

    37 John Street

    Presented by Macmillan Fierce Reads in conjunction with Epic Reads

    YALLFest is back for the ELEVENTH time. You will not want to miss the electric energy of the Charleston Music Hall as we kick off the 2022 festival with Angeline Boulley (Firekeeper’s Daughter) and Soman Chainani (The School for Good and Evil).

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11:00
AM
12:00
PM
1:00
PM
2:00
PM
2:30
PM
  • Penguin Teen’s YA Soirée
    Charleston Museum — Courtyard

    360 Meeting Street

    Penguin Teen’s YA Soirée: Join Penguin Teen for drinks and treats as we give away ARCs of three of our highly anticipated Spring 2023 YA novels!

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3:00
PM
4:00
PM
5:00
PM
  • Closing Keynote with Cassandra Clare and Dhonielle Clayton
    Charleston Music Hall

    37 John Street

    Presented by Riveted by Simon Teen

    Come close out YALLFest 2022 with Cassandra Clare (Chain of Thorns, City of Bones) and Dhonielle Clayton (The Marvellers, Whiteout).

    Giveaway: Limited CHAIN OF THORNS fans

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  • Feet of Clay, Eyes on the Stars: Juggling the Super and the Natural
    American Theater — Ballroom

    446 King Street

    Moderated by Ayana Gray with Sasha Peyton Smith, Rachel Griffin, Gina Chen, Brianna Joy Crump, and Jason June

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  • Main Character Vibes: What Makes a Character Stick?
    Charleston Museum

    360 Meeting Street

    Moderated by David Bowles with Alex Aster, Megan Whalen Turner, Kat Cho, Mary Alice Monroe, and Angela May

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  • Ensemble Stories and Why We Love Them
    American Theater — Cinema

    446 King Street

    Moderated by Cynthia Leitich Smith with Adam Sass, Tiffany D. Jackson, TJ Klune, and Brittany N. Williams

    Panel Giveaway: Limited ARC Giveaway of Harvest House by Cynthia Leitich Smith 

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6:00
PM
  • YA Smackdown
    Charleston Music Hall

    37 John Street

    YALLFest’s most beloved tradition, the Smackdown, is back for the ELEVENTH TIME!

    That’s EE-leven years of Golden Pie Awards, Juvenilia, Tiger Beat, LivingTableau Book Covers, Hollywood Squares, Borderline-Inappropriate Sketches Based on Picture Books and Epic Lip Sync Battles.

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