Romantic Times 2011

Tomorrow, I leave for L.A. Am I ready? Not even close. But I have compiled my schedule. Here's where I'll be next week, and what I'll be doing.

(And for your convenience, here's the master schedule for Teen Day and the Teen Day Facebook page!)

URBAN FANTASY: Worldbuilding in Urban Fantasy
Date: Wed, April 6, 2011
Time: 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm

Bestselling urban fantasy authors discuss designing characters/creatures, new directions in urban fantasy, research and how to build and manage the details of fantasy worlds that will sustain a series and draw readers in!

Captain: Richelle Mead
Moderator: Jackie Morse Kessler
Panelists: Kelley Armstrong, P.N. Elrod, Rachel Vincent, Jaye Wells

YOUNG ADULT: The Never-Ending Story: YA Series and Sequels
Date: Wed, April 6, 2011
Time: 04:45 pm - 05:45 pm

Successful series dominate the YA market, but selling and writing a series comes with a unique set of challenges. Join four bestselling series writers as they talk about the appeal of series to a teen audience — and how to keep readers coming back, book after book, without losing your sanity somewhere along the way.

Moderator: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Panelists: Melissa de la Cruz, Stacey Kade, Carrie Ryan, Rachel Vincent

Giant Book Fair
Date: Saturday, April 9, 2011
Time: 11am-2pm

I believe I'll be signing Alpha and My Soul To Steal, and whatever anyone else brings me to sign, of course.

TEEN DAY
Date: Saturday, April 9, 2011

2:30-3:30 AUTHOR SPEED-DATING (Session 1) Lightning fast rounds of small-group conversation with some of our phenomenal Young Adult authors. NOTE: Sign-ups required. Seating is limited.

AUTHORS: Richelle Mead, Alyson Noel, Ally Carter, Rachel Vincent, Margaret Stohl, Mari Mancusi, Simone Elkeles, Colleen Houck, Nikki Carter, Jennifer Lynn Barnes

3:45-4:45 pm AUTHOR SPEED-READING (Session 2) Meet more authors in this continuation of Author Speed Reading with a host of Young Adult authors will read very short excerpts from their latest and future books in these timed YA fiction readings.

AUTHORS: Sarah Rees Brennan, Holly Black, Cassie Clare, Ann Aguirre, Carrie Ryan, Rosemary Clement-Moore, Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Kristi Cooke, Kim Derting, Rachel Vincent

6:00-7:30 pm TEEN PARTY A lively, fun Teen Party will follow the sessions and lots of giveaways are planned. At the party you’ll meet YA panelists as well as all of the YA authors who signed at the book fair. FREE Gift Bags filled with goodies to the the first 250 TEENS who register as well as music and refreshments! Swag Bags will only be given out to adults if there are any left after ALL THE TEENS HAVE RECEIVED THEIRS.