• 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
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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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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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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Treat and Meet Our Fave Fantasy Femmes
Sponsored by Pique Beyond
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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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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Moderated by Margaret Stohl with Victoria Aveyard, Tracy Deonn, Adam Silvera, and Gina Chen
Sponsored by Underlined
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Moderated by Adam Sass with Nicola Yoon, Stephanie Garber, Jenna Evans Welch, Casey McQuiston, Susan Lee
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Moderated by The Inky Phoenix founder Kathryn Budig with Chloe Gong, Ayana Gray, Neal Shusterman, Melissa Albert, and TJ Klune
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Moderated by Megan Whalen Turner with Lizz Huerta, Daniel José Older, Jas Hammonds, Maggie Stiefvater, and Cinda Williams Chima
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Cross Into the Spirit Realm with Union Square & Co – Union Square & Co. YA Author Meet & Greet and giveaway with free psychic readings! First come, first serve, and as supplies last!
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*Book purchase is required to guarantee a spot in the signing line
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Moderated by Jennifer Lynn Barnes with Alex Aster, Casey McQuiston, Stuart Gibbs, Ryan North, and Neal Shusterman
Sponsored by Pique Beyond
Panel Giveaway: Limited That Self-Same Metal (ARCs) by Brittany Williams
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Moderated by Rose Brock with Margaret Stohl, Angie Thomas, Adam Silvera, David Levithan, and Nic Stone
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Moderated by Raphael Simon with Claribel A. Ortega, David Bowles, Alex London, Samira Ahmed, Brendan Reichs, and Max Brallier
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Moderated by Melissa de la Cruz with Victoria Aveyard, Kiersten White, Soman Chainani, Kylie Lee Baker, and Dhonielle Clayton
Sponsored by Foundation for Spirituality and the Arts
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Love is Sweet: Join the Joy Revolution! Join us for giveaways and a sweet treat to celebrate Joy Revolution, a new imprint dedicated to love stories about people of color by people of color.
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Moderated by Dhonielle Clayton with Cinda Williams Chima, Angie Thomas, Kiersten White, Daniel José Older, and Max Brallier
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Moderated by Sara Shepard with Matthew Dawkins, Maya Prasad, Nicola Yoon, Jade Armstrong, and Lio Min
Panel Giveaway: Limited Wait For Me Cookies
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Moderated by Sarah Mlynowski and Stuart Gibbs with Nick Brooks, Soman Chainani, Alyson Nöel, and Alex London
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Moderated by Naz Kutub with S. K. Ali, Jenna Evans Welch, Brianna Peppins, Adalyn Grace, and Brianna Joy Crump
Panel Giveaway: Limited ARC Giveaway of Whistleblower by Kate Marchant
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ARC Par-tea with Sourcebooks Fire: Snag some ARCs and a cup of tea inspired by BRING ME YOUR MIDNIGHT, the new romantasy from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Griffin! Don’t leave without getting your YALLFest exclusive sampler of THE SHADOW SISTER!
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Moderated by Tiffany D. Jackson with Cynthia Leitich Smith, Angeline Boulley, Melissa de la Cruz, Jennifer Lynn Barnes, and Sara Shepard
Sponsored by Pique Beyond
Panel Giveaway: Limited Lightlark Enamel Pins Giveaway
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Moderated by Ryan North with Laura Gao, Jade Armstrong, Claribel A. Ortega, Shannon Hale, and Samira Ahmed
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Moderated by Stephanie Garber with Ashley Woodfolk, Susan Lee, Alyson Nöel, S. K. Ali, and Kat Cho
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Moderated by Nic Stone with Alex London, Julian Randall, Brendan Reichs, and Ryan Graudin
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You’re invited to the world of Chloe Gong’s Last Violent Call! Come to the Riveted by Simon Teen booth at the festival to secure your wristband entry!
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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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Moderated by Maggie Stiefvater with Cassandra Clare, Sarah Mlynowski, Melissa de la Cruz
Sponsored by I Read YA
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Moderated by Raphael Simon with Mark Oshiro, Ryan Graudin, Mary Alice Monroe, Angela May, and Julian Randall
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Moderated by Claribel A. Ortega with Lio Min, Max Brallier, Amanda Glaze, and Brianna Peppins
Presented by Bloomsbury
Panel Giveaway: Limited Galleys for If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come by Jen St. Jude, Sing Me to Sleep by Gabi Burton, and No Perfect Places by Steven Salvatore
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Moderated by Melissa Albert with Tracy Deonn, Jarrod Shusterman, Sofía Lapuente, Rachel Griffin, and Kylie Lee Baker
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Moderated by Adalyn Grace with Sasha Peyton Smith, Brittany N. Williams, Amanda Glaze, and Chloe Gong
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Moderated by David Levithan with Lizz Huerta, Naz Kutub, Jas Hammonds, Raphael Simon, and Mark Oshiro
Panel Giveaway: Limited ARC Giveaway Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker and Into the Light by Mark Oshiro
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Moderated by Samira Ahmed with Shannon Hale, Victoria Aveyard, Ashley Woodfolk, and Laura Gao
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Moderated by Jason June with Maya Prasad, Matthew Dawkins, Sofía Lapuente, Nick Brooks, and Jarrod Shusterman
Sponsored by Disney Publishing Worldwide
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Join Inkyard Press with authors Susan Lee (Seoulmates), Kylie Lee Baker (The Keeper of Night), Ivelisse Housman (Unseelie), and Ananya Devarajan (Kismant Connection), as they host bookish bingo! Play for some free swag and ARCs of upcoming Inkyard books. Event will be limited to the first 50 guests.
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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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Moderated by Ayana Gray with Sasha Peyton Smith, Rachel Griffin, Gina Chen, Brianna Joy Crump, and Jason June
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Moderated by David Bowles with Alex Aster, Megan Whalen Turner, Kat Cho, Mary Alice Monroe, and Angela May
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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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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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