Authors taking part in this year's Young Adult Literature Convention (YALC) were announced at a seminar at the London Book Fair this month.
The authors include: bestselling author of The Bone Season,Samantha Shannon; CILIP Carnegie Medal winner Kevin Brooks; reigning Queen of Teen James Dawson; Sally Green, author of hit YA novel Half Bad; and 15-year-old debut Helena Coggan.
Confirmed names include:
- Amy Alward
- Clare Furniss
- Darren Shan
- Dawn Kurtagich
- Helena Coggan
- Holly Bourne
- James Dawson
- Kevin Brooks
- Laura Dockrill
- Moira Young
- Melinda Salisbury
- Sally Green
- Samantha Shannon
These authors will be joining Malorie Blackman, Cassandra Clare, Derek Landy, Carrie Hope Fletcher and a host of other top YA authors at the convention.
This year YALC will take place in the dedicated Book Zone at the London Film and Comic Con which runs from 17-19 July 2015 at Olympia, London.
For more information about YALC, and to buy tickets, please visit the Children's Laureate website.
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