Middle/High School Registration
Friday, April 26, 2019 - 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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NOTE: Teen groups do not have to register for specific sessions this year.

Writers Workshops, Author Presentations, and Author Panels Schedule

9 a.m. 

• Middle Grade Magic: author panel with Mari Mancusi and Karuna Riazi
• Building Believable Worlds: writing workshop with Lindsey Duga 
• Writing a Tear Jerker: writing workshop with Lizzy Mason
• Fantastical Authors and Where to Find to Them: author panel with Cinda Chima, C.J. Redwine, Brigid Kemmerer, and Jodi Meadows

10 a.m. 

• Author presentation: Ron L. Smith
• Sing-a-long: with Grant Smith
• From Fanfic to Original Fic: writing workshop with Ashley Poston and Tiffany Brownlee 
• Infinity and Beyond: author panel with Gwenda Bond, Maura Milan, Kayla Olson, and Beth Revis

11:00 a.m. 

• Author presentation: Sharon Draper
• Project Lit: The Hate U Give discussion: led by Dr. Lacretia Dye
• Instagram Bookstagram: workshop with Jodi Meadows, C.J. Redwine, and Erin Summerill
• Mystery Mavericks and Thrills that Chill: author panel with Lynn Slaughter, Ben Woodward, Gia Cribbs, and Brian Tucker

12:00 p.m. 

• Keeping It Real: author panel with Kristin Tubb and Gillian McDunn
• Illustrating Your Work: workshop with Mark Wayne Adams
• How to Make the Old New Again: writing workshop with Annie Sullivan
• IRL: Writing in Real Life: author panel with Courtney Stevens, David Arnold, Ingrid Palmer, Atia Abawi, and Anica Rissi

1:00 p.m.

• Middle School Mysteries: George Brewington and Greg Howard
• Selling the Dream: Fantasy Worldbuilding: author panel with Kaitlyn Patterson, Tracy Banghart, Victoria Lee, and Heidi Heilig