Showmasters Admin showmasters Posted February 10, 2014 Showmasters Admin Share Posted February 10, 2014 Waterstones Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman and the London Film and Comic Convention are pleased to announce an initial list of authors who will be appearing at the UK’s first ever Young Adult Literature Convention (YALC). Among them are bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant author and self-confessed movie buff Derek Landy, double Carnegie Medal winning Patrick Ness, and Red House Book Award winner Sophie Mackenzie. Also on the bill is previous Booktrust Online Writer in Residence Matt Haig, 24 year old debut Natasha Ngan, publisher-turned-author Ruth Warburton and bestselling horror writer Darren Shan. Completing the list announced today is Being a Boy author James Dawson, and of course Malorie Blackman herself. YALC will form a highlight of Malorie Blackman’s campaign as the Waterstones Children’s Laureate. It will take place at the London Film and Comic Con (LFCC), at Earl’s Court, London on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 July 2014. YALC will bring together all the UK’s YA publishers to provide a host of author events in a dedicated Book Zone, with talks, workshops, signings, a book sales area and publisher stands promoting new and upcoming titles. Blackman will act as a curator for the two-day convention, uniting authors and publishers throughout the UK community. 2014’s YALC event will be the first time a large scale public convention around YA books has taken place in the UK, and its setting among the fans of cultish film and TV will set books at the heart of entertainment for teens and young people. We at London Film and Comic Con are very excited to welcome this new and exciting venture to our show and cant wait to announce more authors soon! The full list of names announced today: Saturday: Malorie Blackman Patrick Ness Darren Shan Derek Landy Natasha Ngan Sunday: James Dawson Sophie McKenzie Matt Haig Ruth Warburton More names will be announced as they are confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x_moonshine_x Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Darren Shan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessicareed1990 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 So excited that Patrick Ness will be there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsoldierspoon Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 My sister will be really pleased, especially with Darren Shan. Keep the names coming! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditzydreamer Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Ah this is a great line-up! My brother will be so excited about Darren Shan, I can't wait to show him this :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jola Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 My Mini-Me is squeeing already *rollseyes* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihearttwilightsaga Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Looking good so far. My daughter has already demanded that I get Derek Landy's autograph! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avengers7 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Darren Shan... excellent guest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TabithaPaschalis Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Can't wait to see who else is unveiled! Pretty pleased to hear Darren Shan and Patrick Ness are coming! I love the idea of bringing a YA festival to London! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thricecursed Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 This author list is just brilliant! Met Darren Shan and he's awesome, so meeting the others will be so great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonidavis Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 OMG YYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS cant wait to meet Patrick Ness Derek Landry gonna be epic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jos Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Sooooooooooo looking forward to this! :clap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz5490 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 SO EXCITED FOR THIS! I loved the authors section last year so it's great to see it growing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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