YALC – the UK’s Young Adult Literature Convention

Malorie Blackman YALC

The first YALC took place at London Film & Comic Con in 2014 as Malorie Blackman’s major project as Waterstones Children’s Laureate 2013-2015. YALC has fast become a popular event bringing together fantastic authors, publishers and readers for two packed days of YA events, writing workshops, book signings, book-themed activities and more!

YALC Blog

Q&A with Melissa Poett
Q&A with Melissa Poett 2560 1697 YALC

Q&A with Melissa Poett

Hi Melissa, – Thank you for joining us here at YALC. We would love you to introduce yourself? Hello! I’m Melissa Poett, the author of The Enemy’s Daughter, A YA romantasy that was just released in the UK in August. – Can you give our readers an overview of your YA novel The Enemy’s Daughter?…

Q&A with Benjamin Dean
Q&A with Benjamin Dean 2560 1697 YALC

Q&A with Benjamin Dean

Hi Benjamin, – Thank you for joining us here at YALC. We would love you to introduce yourself? Hey! I’m Benjamin Dean, but you can call me Ben. I’m a bestselling, full-time author with a background in celebrity journalism/interviewing which basically just means I don’t know how to mind my own business, and I live…

Q&A with Leon Egan
Q&A with Leon Egan 2560 1697 YALC

Q&A with Leon Egan

– Thank you for joining us here at YALC. We would love you to introduce yourself. Thank you for having me! I’m Leon Egan, author of Lover Birds and Listen Closely, and creator of the audio drama Tell No Tales. – Can you give our readers an overview of your YA novel ‘Listen Closely’ Tom,…

Q&A with Lauren Wilson
Q&A with Lauren Wilson 2759 1829 YALC

Q&A with Lauren Wilson

Hi Lauren, Thank you for joining us here at YALC. We would love you to introduce yourself? Hi! My name’s Lauren Wilson, and I’m the author of The Goldens! Can you give our readers an overview of your YA debut novel ‘The Goldens’ The Goldens is a sapphic thriller with dark academia vibes, which follows…

Q&A with Jacqueline Silvester
Q&A with Jacqueline Silvester 2759 1829 YALC

Q&A with Jacqueline Silvester

Hi Jacqueline, Thank you for joining us here at YALC. We would love you to introduce yourself? Hi YALC, my name is Jacqueline Silvester. I write Romantic YA with a dose of trauma, spicy paranormal books with my best friend, and dark adult literary. Can you give our readers an overview of your new novel…

Q&A with J.L. Simmonds
Q&A with J.L. Simmonds 2759 1829 YALC

Q&A with J.L. Simmonds

We’re delighted to welcome you to the YALC socials, would you like to introduce yourself? Hi everyone! Thanks for having me. I’m Jo and I write hopeful, uplifting, joyful LGBTQ+ YA novels. I discovered YALC way back in 2017 when I was at Comic Con with my best friend Andy, and there was a huge…

Q&A with Emily Barr
Q&A with Emily Barr 2759 1829 YALC

Q&A with Emily Barr

– We’re delighted to welcome you to the YALC socials, would you like to introduce yourself? Thank you! I’m Emily, and I’ve been a professional writer for my whole working life, starting as a journalist at the Guardian and going on to write 22 novels for adults and young adults. I live in Cornwall and…

Q&A with Annaliese Avery
Q&A with Annaliese Avery 2759 1829 YALC

Q&A with Annaliese Avery

– We’re delighted to welcome you to the YALC socials, would you like to introduce yourself? Thank you so much for having me, I am Annaliese Avery author of The Wycherleys. I love writing fantasy fiction it is my happy place; I feel like most things can be improved with the addition of a dragon…

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