Events

Yallfest: 11/14/2025 (Charleston, SC)

Sat, 12:00 PM | I Turned Pretty in Autumn (and Other Teen Problems We Write About) with Lakita Wilson, Hannah V. Sawyerr, Katie Gilbert, Ashlee Latimer & Axie Oh
1:00 PM Signing
3:00 PM | No One Write Way: Journeys to Authorhood with Shannon Spann, Taylor Simonds, Marie Lu, Abdi Nazemian & Axie Oh

Sat, Nov 8, 1:00 - 1:45pm | Steamy Lit Con booth
Sat, Nov. 8, 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Standing Your Ground: Speaking Up, Pushing Back, and Finding Your People with Frederick Joseph & Jasminne Mendez, moderated by Antonia Adams (@blackgirlthatreads)
Sat, Nov. 8 - 3:00 PM Signing
Sat, Nov 8 – 8:30-9:30pm | Torch Showcase: Celebrating Black Women Writers Location: Cheer Up Charlies on Red River
Sun, Nov 9, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Fall In Love With YA Romance: Secret Crushes, Love Triangles, and Complicated First Love with Lyla Lee & Crystal Maldonado, moderated by Tracey Flores
Sun, Nov. 9 - 12:00 PM Signing

Fri, Nov 21, 10:00 AM | Teens Read the 2025 National Book Awards I’m moderating this panel with María Dolores, Águila, K. Ancrum, Daniel Nayeri, Hannah V. Sawyerr, Maria van Lieshout, & Ibi Zoboi
Sat, Nov. 22, 5:00 PM | I’ve Got a Feeling: Young Adult Romance with Claire Ahn, Kwame Mbalia & Ali Novak
Sun, Nov. 23, 3:00 PM | Celebrating Black Love: Fiction with Nadine Gonzalez & Britney S. Lewis

Sat, Dec 6, 11:00 AM | Now and Then I Reread the Manuscript: Writing Your Own Book with Amber McBride, Axie Oh, Steenz & Maggie Stiefvater
Sat, Dec 6, 1:00 PM | I’m Falling Head First: Contemporary Romances We Love with Becky Albertalli, Ryan La Sala, Axie Oh, Ngozi Ukazu
Sat, Dec 6, 2:00 PM | Scattered ‘Cross My Family Line: Stories of Family with Angeline Boulley, Idris Goodwin & Ryan La Sala