420 King Street

YALLFest 2018 kicks off on Friday afternoon with YALLCrawl from 2-5 p.m. featuring favorite authors greeting fans and signing books. Stock up at Blue Bicycle Books (420 King Street), then go meet your favorite authors at various venues around town. Signings are first-come, first-serve. If lines form early, wristbands may be used to help with line and crowd control. Schedule of signings will be announced closer to the festival.

YALLFest’s sponsors are busy putting together a variety of fun events for fans.The fun starts on Friday with several events throughout town and continues on Saturday. Drink coffee with authors, get special swag, play trivia, eat cupcakes, biscuits and waffles. Complete schedule coming soon!

On Saturday, all sponsors will have tent locations sprinkled among the festival venues with fun activities and giveaways.

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All featured authors will sign books for the public on Saturday with some authors participating in Friday’s YALLCrawl, 2-5 p.m.
Signings and panels on Saturday will take place between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

A full schedule of signings will be announced closer to the festival.

The schedule of panel discussions will be announced closer to the festival date. Our YALLFest authors will participate in a variety of talks about everything from LGBTQIA issues, character development and so much more. All discussions are free except for the big keynote talks featuring bestselling authors like James Patterson and R.J. Palacio.

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Presented by NOVL

Time will most likely change once the final schedule is in place.

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Presented by Underlined

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Presented by Let’s Talk YA

The grand finale hosted by Soman Chainani and Brendan Reichs features all your favorite YALLFest authors playing games, lip syncing and generally having a blast. A can’t-miss event.