Jan 4, 2013

YAK Fest (The Young Adult Keller Book Festival)

I am thrilled to be a very teeny tiny part of YAK Fest this year! My awesome friend Stacy from Girls in the Stacks kindly asked if I would moderate the Vampire Smackdown panel! Here is all the information you need so head on up to the Dallas area in a few weeks and join us!

WHEN: Saturday, January 19, 9am – 5pm
COST: FREE.
OPEN DOOR: Come when you can and stay for as long as you like, of course we want you there all day!
WHERE: Keller High School, 601 N. Pate Orr Rd. Keller, TX 76248
SOCIAL MEDIA: twitter / facebook / blog
https://twitter.com/YAK_Fest (#YAKFest13)
https://www.facebook.com/YAKbookfest
http://teacherweb.com/TX/KellerHighSchool/YAKFest/apt1.aspx
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Simone Elkeles, BAM. That’s what we’re talking about.

Panels of AWESOME Breakdown:
Keeping It Real – Jessica Anderson, Charles Benoit, Chris Crutcher (afternoon only), Simone Elkeles, Guadalupe Garica McCall, Jessica Warman, Lori Aurelia Williams and Shannon Greenland
This is Not Normal – Rosemary Clement Moore, Cory Oakes, Victoria Scott, Mary Lindsey and Jeff Hirsch
This is Not Normal Either – Krissi Dallas, Tracy Deebs, Greg Leitich Smith and Andrea White
Vampire Smack Down - Cynthia Leitich Smith, Rachel Caine and Jason Henderson
Poetry Workshop – Colin Gilbert
A Walk on the Weird Side – Kelley Milner Halls
Choctaw Tales – Tim Tingle

MEDIA INQUIRIES? Please contact Stacy at stacy@girlsinthestacks.com