I’ve been wanting to attend this conference ever since I first heard about it years ago, and now I get to go as a speaker. Yeehaw! It’s not too late to sign up. But it will be tomorrow.
Allow me to drop but a few names of other speakers to tempt you: Avi, Scott Cairns, Debbie Blue (oh my golly, fangirling right now, didn’t notice she was coming before and I LOVE HER), Sharon Flake, Joshilyn Jackson, Mary Karr, Rhoda Janzen, Wally Lamb (!!), Gene Yang…oh I could go on and on and on. And of course! My panelmates Jenny Han and Donna Freitas.
The conference web site has everything you need to know
I will, at various times, be doing the following:
Reading (Thursday, 10: 30 a.m.)
Lunchtime forum with other Jesus Girls authors (Friday, 12:45 p.m.)
Solo talk: “Young Adult Fiction and the Stewardship of Pain” (Friday, 2 p.m.)
Signing (Friday, 3 p.m.)
Panel with Jenny Han and Donna Freitas: “Are You There, God? It’s Me, the American Teenager: Faith, Doubt, and Redemption in Young Adult Fiction” (Friday, 3:30 p.m.)
And now – I’m away from my blog for a few weeks. Spring breaking, finishing up a book, and then off to the Fest. Please do let me know if you’re planning to go and maybe we can find a way to say hello. Until then!
(P.S. – I have a new post at Teen Fiction Cafe for Food Week, celebrating recognizing one year with diabetes.)
4 comments for this post
oh! i want to go to this so badly!!! it sounds fantastic.
I’ll be there! It’s my seventh time, wow.
Don’t forget Matt Ruff is coming! That’s when my fangirl will come out.
I hope you’ll organize a meetup or something. I’ll come say hi after your Thursday morning reading.
Sara–did you see this?
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/books/review/Just-t.html?pagewanted=1&ref=books
Wish I could join you in GR. I’ve been to the last two and they’ve been fabulous. Have fun.
I will be there. Just picked up Story of a Girl and am really enjoying it. I worked as a high school teacher for two years before having my children and can really empathize with the character…I just want to give her a big hug! Looking forward to seeing you there!