YA Literature Convention
Resource type: Literature Festival
Price band: £
Key stage: KS3, KS4, KS5
Region(s): England - Greater London
The YA Literature Convention is a convention-style event dedicated to celebrating the very best in Young Adult books. The 2023 YA Literature Convention will take place in London Olympia from 11th – 12th November as part of London Film and Comic Con Winter.
The YA Literature Convention offers a packed programme of panel discussions, hands-on workshops, book signings and book-themed activities with a host of best-selling YA authors and poets. This year’s line up includes: Abiola Bello, Holly Bourne, Juno Dawson, Benjamin Dean, Simon James Green, William Hussey, Holly Jackson, Danielle Jawando, Nadia Mikail, Patrick Ness, Non Pratt and Jonathan Stroud.
Cost: Tickets start at £28 for an adult entry for a single day.
About YALC: The first YA Literature Convention took place in 2014. It was championed by Malorie Blackman and was one of the key projects of her time as Waterstones Children’s Laureate (2013-2015). The YALC is now run by a Working Group made up of representatives from UK YA Publishers and Showmasters events.
Further resources:
- Awards that celebrate books for teenagers and young people include the Excelsior Award, the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, the YA Book Prize, and the Yoto Carnegie Medal.
- Find more literature festivals for schools and young people here.
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