YALLWEST (2018)

YALLWEST 2018

Author Panels & Book Signings

Santa Monica High School
601 Pico Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90405
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

I’m SO excited to appear at one of the biggest and best book events in the country! I’ll be participating in the following panels & signings:

12:00 PM: WRITING MUSIC, WRITING ABOUT MUSIC 🎤🎼🎧 (East Tent)

Musicians and writers explore how music can tell a story and poetry can be music.

Amy S Foster (Moderator)
Rachel Cohn
Gayle Forman
Eric Gansworth
Alexandra Monir
Okieriete Onaodowan

2:00 PM: BOOK SIGNING (Innovation Quad)

All authors will be signing for one hour (unless wrist-banded or otherwise noted).

Samira Ahmed
Becky Albertalli*
Amy Ephron
Gayle Forman
Amy Foster
Eric Gansworth
Britta Lundin
Richelle Mead*
Alexandra Monir
Farrah Penn
Angelo Surmelis
Sabaa Tahir*

*Limited, wristbanded signings are marked with an asterisk* on the schedule.

5:00 PM: THRILLERS 😱 (Chorus Room)

Authors explore connections between gender and darkness – and how female-driven thrillers came to be a genre in the first place.

Stephanie Kuehn (Moderator)
Karen M. McManus
Megan Miranda
Alexandra Monir
Sherri L. Smith
Kiersten White

6:00 PM: THE 4TH ANNUAL YALLWEST SMACKDOWN: “MOST LIKELY TO…” 🎓 (Barnum Hall)

Don’t miss “MOST LIKELY TO” — the YALLWEST Senior Year Talent (& Awards)! Show hosted by ***Pseudonymous Bosch, Melissa De La Cruz & Margaret Stohl.

Get Tickets Here! Presented by Disney.

(***But, Spoilers: already we can tell you that “MOST LIKELY TO FLAKE ON THE SMACKDOWN SHE’S HOSTING” goes to Melissa de la Cruz!)