Week of Events
Jump Start Your Young Adult and Middle-Grade Book – Workshop
Jump Start Your Young Adult and Middle-Grade Book – Workshop
Do you have an idea for a book you've been dying to dig into? In this workshop, participants will explore and map out idea(s) for Young Adult and Middle-Grade novels and discuss techniques for a successful first one to three pages of a project to hook the reader for the chapters to come. No formal […]
How Do I Draw These Memories? Meet Jonell Joshua @ YA Fest
How Do I Draw These Memories? Meet Jonell Joshua @ YA Fest
Jonell Joshua spent her childhood shuttling back and forth between Savannah and New Jersey – living in grandparents’ homes during the times her mother, struggling with mental illness, needed support to raise her and her brothers. Together the family found a way to keep going even in the darkest of times. How Do I Draw […]
Daydreamer: Meet Rob Cameron @ YA Fest
Daydreamer: Meet Rob Cameron @ YA Fest
An eleven-year-old boy copes with the challenges of his city life by weaving his reality into a magical realm of dragons, foxes, and trolls—until he must use the power of his creativity to save both of his worlds from destructive forces. This stunning debut is a profound exploration of imagination, community, and how the stories […]
Star Daughter: Meet Shveta Thakrar @ YA Fest
Star Daughter: Meet Shveta Thakrar @ YA Fest
The daughter of a star and a mortal, Sheetal is used to keeping secrets. Pretending to be “normal.” But when an accidental flare of her starfire puts her human father in the hospital, Sheetal needs a full star’s help to heal him. A star like her mother, who returned to the sky long ago. Sheetal’s […]