The #YAtakeover Schedule

8th January 2016
 

Twitter Chat: Best Reads of 2015

 

Time: 7.00pm-7.45pm

 

Readers, bloggers, authors and booksellers chat about their favourite reads of 2015. Looking for book recommendations? This could be just the chat for you!

 

Prizes in YA

 

Time: 8.00pm-8.50pm

Interview Panel: Charlotte Eyre, Jake Hope and Katie Webber

Host: @Joyisreading

Join us as some of the book industry's finest talent talk us through YA prizes and why they are so important to the genre.



Libraries and Reading in the Digital Age

 

Time: 09.00pm-09.40pm

Interview Panel: Alexia Casale and E. R. Murray

Host: @helloiammariam

Alexia and Elizabeth discuss the importance of libraries, reaching readers in the digital age and the future of YA literature.

 

 

Art in YA

 

Time: 9.50pm-10.30pm

Interview Panel: Jenn Bennett and Melissa Keil

Host: @Jenny_books_art

Jenny discusses representations of art in YA literature and more closely in their respective works.

 

 

'It's All in Your Head': Suicide and Depression in YA Literature

Time: 10.40pm-11.30pm

Interview Panel: Jasmine Warga and Jennifer Niven

Host: @ChelleToy

Michelle is joined by Jennifer and Jasmine who will chat about the stigmas of depression and the consequences of suicide in their work.

 

 

 

 

9th January 2016

 

 

The Bizarre and the Brilliant

 

Time: 12.00am-12.45am

Interview Panel: Andrew Smith

Host: @Lottie_LovesB

Andrew Smith discusses his unique writing style, what inspires him and teenage literacy.

'LGBT: You Be Who You Want To Be'

Time: 02.00am-02.50am
Interview Panel: Becky Albertalli & I. W. Gregorio
Host: @YAblooker

Becky and Ilene discuss sexual identity and being true to yourself.

Angels and Demons

Time: 03.15am-04.00am

Interview Panel: Jana Oliver and Lauren Kate
Host: @City_Of_YA

Jana and Lauren chat about representations of angels and demons in YA literature and more closely in their own stories.
   

No Frills Fiction

Time: 04.15am-5.00am
Interview Panel: Lynn Weingarten and Ryan Graudin
Host: @YAblooker

 
Lynn and Ryan discuss the grittier side to fiction.

Gothic Fiction:

 

Time: 05.10am-05.50am

Interview Panel: Kendare Blake

Host: @YAblooker 

Kendare chats to us about everything from ghosts to gods. Not to be missed!

Crossover Fiction

 

Time: 06.00am-06.40am

Interview Panel: Christi J. Whitney

Host: @YAblooker

Christopher questions Christi on YA literature's increasing popularity and it's crossover appeal to both adults and teens. 

Supernatural Seduction

Time: 09.00am-09.45am
Interview Panel: Anna McKerrow, C. J. Daugherty and Lu Hersey
Host: @maximumpopbooks

The supernatural has always been a strong trope in YA literature. Anna, C. J. and Lu discuss the supernatural in their work.

 

 Mental Health is Not a Spectator Sport

Time: 09.55am-10.40am

Interview Panel: Brian Conaghan, Eve Ainsworth, Siobhan Curham and Tabitha Suzuma

Host: @helloiammariam

 Four of YA's most talented authors come together to chat to Mariam about the representation of mental health in YA literature and the portrayals in their respective books.

 Keep Your Friends Close

Time: 10.50am-11.30ampm

Interview Panel: Jess Vallance and Marcus Sedgwick

Host: @ChelleToy

 

Our panel discuss the representation of friendship in YA literature.

Fantastic Fantasy

Time: 11.40am-12.25pm
Interview Panel: Melinda Salisbury and Samantha Shannon
Host: @AssassinGrisha

Our panel consists of two of 2015's most successful Fantasy writers.

 

If You Can't Love Yourself, How in the Hell Are You Going to Love Someone Else?

 

Time: 12.35pm-1.15pm

Interview Panel: Abbie Rushton, Lisa Williamson and Liz Kessler,

Host: @JoshuaJAuthor

Joshua looks at love and sexual identity in YA literature.

The End of the World

 

Time: 1.25pm-2.05pm

Interview Panel: Teri Terry and Virginia Bergin

Host: @ChelleToy

Teri And Virginia discuss their latest books and dystopia in their work.

Everybody Say Love!

Time: 2.10pm-2.55pm

Interview Panel: C. J. Skuse, Cat Clark, Keren David, L. A. Weatherly and Laura Jarratt

Host: @ChouettBlog

Our panel discusses love in all its forms.

 It's Behind You!

Time: 3.00pm-3.45pm

Interview Panel: Darren Shan and Matt Whyman

Host: @MyBookishLife

Our panel discuss horror in their writing.

Crime and Mystery

Time: 4.00pm-4.40pm

Interview Panel: Lauren Oliver and Robin Stevens

Host: @ChelleToy

Lauren and Robin discuss two very diverse representations of crime and mystery.

Rude, Crude and Uncouth: The Shouldn'ts, Couldn'ts and Wouldn'ts of YA Lit

Time: 4.55pm-5.40pm

Interview Panel: Louise O'Neill, Non Pratt and Sally Green

Host: @EmilyDrabs

Our panel discuss taboo in their work and the need to represent taboo in YA lit.

Playing the Victim

Time: 5.50pm-6.30pm

Interview Panel: Holly Smale and Sarah Mussi

Host: @YAblooker

Our panel discuss representations of female characters that refuse to be victims of circumstance.

 

 

Blood is Thicker Than Water

Time: 6.45pm-7.30pm

Interview Panel: Clare Furniss, Lisa Heathfield and Sarah Crossan

Host: @ChelleToy 

Our panel discuss three very different portraits of familial relations. 

Alternate Reader Channels

Time: 7.40pm-8.20pm

Interview Panel: Alice Oseman and Taran Matharu

Host: @Lottie_LovesB

Our panel discuss different ways of reaching readers and why this is so important in a digital age.

Fact or Fiction

Time: 8.30pm-9.10pm

Interview Panel: Frances Hardinge and M. G. Harris

Host: @YAblooker

Our panel talk about deception and secrets as they discuss the multi-faceted characters and intricate plots they have created.

Twitter Chat: Most Anticipated 2016 Reads

Time: 9.30pm-10.00pm

We take a look at some of the most hyped and sought-after books in 2016. Have a pen ready because your TBR pile is about to get a whole lot bigger!

 

 

There will be tons of giveaways throughout the event across Twitter and Instagram. To be in with a chance of winning, follow us on Twitter @YAfictionados and on Instagram yafictionados. We will feature blog posts, giveaways, Twitter chats and interviews so be sure to mark this event in your calenders!

 

Please note that all times are GMT. The schedule is subject to change.