Young Adult Lit Con is back!

Posted on 16 July 2015

Join Scholastic at the Young Adult Literature Convention (YALC), as it returns to the London Film and Comic Con for 2015!

YALC is a celebration of young adult books. It’s an interactive event where YA fans meet their favourite authors, listen to panel discussions and take part in workshops.

Catch Blood Red Road author Moira Young in a panel on dystopia, The Sin Eater’s Daughter author Melinda Salisbury talking about sci-fi and fantasy, and the first ever official UK Hunger Games quiz!

Tickets for Saturday and Sunday are already sold out, so hurry to get your tickets for Friday!

What’s the future for dystopia? Five authors who have put their own distinctive spin on the genre come together to discuss what apocalypse looks like now – and where it might be headed to next. Book Trust’s Gemma Malley will be talking to Virginia Bergin, Francesca Haig, Marie Rutkoski, Terri Terry and Moira Young.

Get tickets for Friday.

Those lucky enough to bag tickets for Saturday can join the eccentric host of The Hunger Games’ Caesar Flickerman for the ultimate quiz about Suzanne Collins’s phenomenal book trilogy.

Fans of the series are invited to test their knowledge of the books by joining or forming a team and pitting themselves against the others in Panem for the chance to win fantastic Hunger Games prizes. Come dressed either in Capital couture or District dress.

This is the first ever official UK Hunger Games quiz, and an event not to be missed. May the odds be ever in your favour!

How far do science-fiction and fantasy authors take inspiration from real life events for their novels? A line-up of leading authors – Ben Aaranovitch, Amy Alward, Sally Green, Frances Hardinge, Melinda Salisbury and chair James Smythe – discuss the borderlines between fantasy and reality.

We hope to see you there!