YALC – the UK’s Young Adult Literature Convention

Thank you for joining us here at YALC. We would love you to introduce yourself? I’m Joelle Wellington, a New York-born and raised YA thriller author. Can you give our readers an overview of your YA novel Girls Who Play Dead? Girls Who Play Dead is a murder mystery thriller about two estranged siblings, Mikky and…

Hi Kat, – Thank you for joining us here at YALC. We would love you to introduce yourself? Hello! I’m an author of weird and creepy YA books, including Harrow Lake, Wicked Little Deeds, and my new YA horror – The Devouring Light. I live in North Wales where there are lots of old castles,…

Hi Cat, Thank you so much for joining us here at YALC! – The Rebel and the Rose is the follow up to the acclaimed The Dagger and the Flame, could you introduce your new book to us? The Rebel and the Rose picks up a few months after Dagger and the Flame. Ransom is…

Hi Kiera, – Thank you for joining us here at YALC. We would love you to introduce yourself? Hi, thank you for having me! I’m Kiera Azar, the author of Thorn Season. – Can you give our readers an overview of your YA novel Thorn Season? Thorn Season follows the story of Alissa, a Wielder…

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?…

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…

– 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,…

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…