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Catch Penguin Teen at YALLWEST 2019!

This weekend we’re heading to sunny Santa Monica, California for YALLWest 2019! Check out what we’ve got going on this weekend, and make sure to come by the booth and say hi!

Can’t make it to YALLWest? Make sure you’re following along on our Instagram and Twitter!

 

9.30am

Giveaway: Book to the Future


Tell us which time period you’d like to visit to receive a galley of one of our upcoming titles!

 

11.00am

ALLY CONDIE SIGNING

Location: Innovation Quad

 

11.00am           

PANEL – If Nobody Dates in IRL, Why Are Rom Coms on the Rise?

Moderator: Melissa De La Cruz

Mary H. K. Choi, Melissa De La Cruz (moderator), Sarah Dessen, Sandhya Menon, Adam Silvera, Jennifer E. Smith and David Yoon

Location: Barnum Hall

 

11.00am                                 

BRENDAN REICHS SIGNING

Location: Innovation Quad

 

11.00am                                 

PANEL – I’LL TAKE QUIDDITCH FOR $500: A FAN GAME SHOW

Holly Goldberg Sloan, Tahereh Mafi, Karen M. McManus and Ransom Riggs

Location: Gallery

 

12.00pm

Limited Giveaway: Frankly In Love Food Truck

Be one of the first 100 people to get a galley by posting a photo of the Frankly in Love Food Truck on social media with #FranklyInLove and tag @PenguinTeen. Free tacos and swag for all!

Location: Barnum Circle near Basketball Courts

 

12:00pm

PANEL – OUR FAVE VILLAINS (+ THE BAD GUYS THEY WRITE ABOUT)

Pseudonymous Bosch, Alexandra Bracken (moderator), Soman Chainani, Ally Condie, Tahereh Mafi, Karen M. McManus and Ransom Riggs

Location: Barnum Hall

 

12:00pm                                

PANEL: DIY STORYMAKERS: HOW TO ACTUALLY WRITE A COMIC, THE DC WAY

Marguerite Bennett, Gwenda Bond, Melissa de la Cruz, Shannon Hale, Lauren Myracle, and Danielle Paige (moderator)

Location: Tent

 

12:00pm

PANEL: MILES, CAROL, T’CHALLA, AND…?

Raphael Draccon, Cookie Everman, Sarah Kuhn, C.B. Lee (moderator), Tochi Onyebuchi, Randy Ribay and F.C. Yee

Location: Chorus Room

 

1.00pm                                   

RANDY RIBAY SIGNING

Location: Innovation Quad

 

1.00pm                                   

TOCHI ONYEBUCHI SIGNING

Location: Innovation Quad

 

1.00pm

MELISSA DE LA CRUZ SIGNING

Location: Innovation Quad

 

1.00pm

DAVID YOON SIGNING

Location: Innovation Quad

 

1.00pm

Giveaway: MAGIC vs. DRAGONS
Magic? Or Dragons? Choose one at our booth to receive a galley of Fireborne or A River of Royal Blood!

Location: the Penguin Teen Booth

 

2.00pm

PANEL – Paths to Publication

Alexa Donne, Stephanie Garber (moderator), Sarah Kuhn, Sandhya Menon, Natasha Ngan, Peter Stone and David Yoon

Location: Gallery

 

2:00pm                                   

PANEL: FLIGHTS OF FANTASY, GROUNDED IN REALITY

Melissa Albert, Alexandra Bracken, Ally Condie (moderator), Melissa de la Cruz, Ransom Riggs, Lilliam Rivera and Lauren Shippen

Location: Cafeteria

 

2.30PM

Giveaway: The Beautiful Rose Petal Mystery
Step into our wind machine for a chance to win a galley of The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh!
Hint: Reach for the black rose petals.

Location: the Penguin Teen Booth

 

3.00pm                                   

RANSOM RIGGS SIGNING

Location: Innovation Quad

 

3:00pm                                   

PANEL: SCI FI VS FANTASY

Melissa Albert, Nafiza Azad, Jay Kristoff, Robin LaFevers, Tochi Onyebuchi, Brendan Reichs and Veronica Roth (moderator)

Location: Barnum Hall

 

4:00pm                                   

PANEL: DIY STORYMAKERS

Pseudonymous Bosch, Soman Chainani, Maurene Goo, Bill Konigsberg, Robin LaFevers, Ryan North

Mod: Brendan Reichs

Location: Tent

 

4.30PM

Raffle Drawing: Framebridge Limited Edition Cover of We Are Okay

Make sure you visit the booth earlier in the day to enter our raffle to win a limited edition Framebridge for the critically acclaimed We Are Okay by Nina LaCour.

Location: the Penguin Teen Booth

 

5:00pm                                   

PANEL: THAT TIME I SUCKED

Susan Dennard, Sarah Dessen, Alexa Donne, Sarah Enni (moderator), Katy Loutzenhiser, LeUyen Pham and Randy Ribay

Location: Humanities Building

  

ALL DAY!

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