We’re getting ready to head to Charleston, SC for YALLFest 2023! Visit the Penguin Teen booth for advance copy giveaways of our upcoming YA book sensations.

Don’t forget to stamp your Penguin Café Punch Card for a chance to win a Penguin Teen prize shelf.

Scroll down for the schedule for all in-person events, plus a digital giveaway!

WEDNESDAY, 11/8

DIGITAL GIVEAWAY: The Invocations

Enter for the chance to win an advanced readers copy of The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland

Click here to enter

SATURDAY, 11/11

9:00AM:

Brew Your Own Wake-Up Spell

Penguin Teen Booth

Join us for coffee while picking up your Penguin Café Punch Card!

9:30AM

GIVEAWAY: The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh

Penguin Teen Booth

Come get a copy of The Beautiful, the first book in Renée Ahdieh’s sumptuous, sultry, and romantic YA vampire series

11:00AM

GIVEAWAY: Hearts Still Beating by Brooke Archer

Penguin Teen Booth

Come get an ARC of Hearts Still Beating, a post-apocalyptic novel is about two teen girls who loved each other before the end of the world — and before one of them became infected with the virus that turned her into a monster.

11:00AM

PANEL: NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT: 21ST CENTURY YA STORIES

Charleston Museum

Moderated by Abigail Hing Wen with Jessica Cunsolo, Gina Musa, Page Powars, Arya Shahi, and Rebekah Weatherspoon

11:00AM

SIGNING – J. Elle, author of House of Marionne

Charleston Museum

12:00PM

GIVEAWAY: Just Another Epic Love Poem by Parisa Akhbari

Penguin Teen Booth

Come get an ARC of Just Another Epic Love Poem. Best friendship blossoms into something more in this gorgeously written queer literary romance.

12:00PM

PANEL: MG STORYBALL: THE LAUGHTRAVAGANZA RETURNS!

Charleston Museum

Moderated by Raphael Simon with Melissa de la Cruz, Nidhi Chanani, Kitty Curran, Lisi Harrison, and Melissa de la Cruz

12:00PM

PANEL: HOPE IS A THING WITH FEATHERS: WRITING LIGHTS IN A DARK WORLD

American Theater – Cinema

Moderated by Ally Condie with Laura Nowlin, Candice Iloh, Matt Mendez, and Hannah V Sawyerr

1:00PM

TICKETED SPECIAL EVENT: The Witching Hour Event

Charleston Museum – Courtyard

Stop by the Penguin Teen booth before 10:00AM to snag a ticket to our exclusive event for The Invocations!*

While supplies last. Tickets are limited.

1:00PM

PANEL: ROMANTASY: LOVE IS A WORLD-BUILDING UNIVERSE

Charleston Music Hall

Moderated by Margaret Stohl with Alex Aster, Stephanie Garber, J. Elle, Jason June, Melissa de la Cruz, and Angela Montoya. 

1:00PM

SIGNING – Ally Condie, author of The Only Girl in Town

Charleston Museum

1:00PM

SIGNING – Rebekah Weatherspoon, author of Her Good Side

Charleston Museum

2:00PM

GIVEAWAY: Every Time You Hear That Song by Jenna Voris

Penguin Teen Booth

Come get an ARC of Every Time You Hear That Song. Dumplin’ meets Daisy Jones & the Six in this split-POV love song to country idols, romantic road trips, and queer love.

2:00PM

SIGNING – Melissa de la Cruz

Blue Bicycle Books – Courtyard

2:00PM

SIGNING – Margaret Stohl

Blue Bicycle Books – Courtyard

2:30PM

GIVEAWAY: Rules for Rule Breaking by Talia Tucker

Penguin Teen Booth

Come get an ARC of Rules for Rule Breaking, a YA rom-com about two Korean American teens forced into a shared college visit road trip. And remember to add to your song suggestions our perfect road trip playlist while you’re there!

3:00PM

GIVEAWAY: Murder Mystery Mayhem

Penguin Teen Booth

Come get an ARC of These Deadly Prophecies by Andrea Tang or One Last Breath by Ginny Myers Sain.

3:00PM

SIGNING – Candice Iloh

Charleston Museum

4:00PM

GIVEAWAY: The Encanto’s Daughter by Melissa de la Cruz

Penguin Teen Booth

Come get an ARC of The Encanto’s Daughter about young woman claims the throne of a realm inspired by Filipino mythology in this YA romantic fantasy.

4:00PM

PANEL: ONCE UPON A TIME: FAIRYTALES ARE ETERNAL

Charleston Music Hall

Moderated by Jen Calonita with Melissa Albert, J Elle, Melissa de la Cruz, Mari Mancusi, and Alexandra Monir. 

4:00PM

PANEL: PLOT BUNNIES: FOLLOWING AN IDEA ALL THE WAY DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

American Theater – Cinema

Moderated by Zoraida Córdova with Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Ally Condie, Namina Forna, and Eliot Schrefer

5:00PM

PANEL: WRITING IN THE AGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA: HOW TO TIK THE TOK & WATT THE PAD

Charleston Museum

Moderated by Ryan La Sala with Vichet Chum, Jessica Cunsolo, Adrienne Young, and Rebekah Weatherspoon