PRESS RELEASE - 19TH JUNE 2024
"YALC DELIVERS, YET AGAIN..."
THE 10thANNIVERSARY OF THE YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE CONVENTION IS SET TO SPARKLE WITH A STELLAR LINE-UP
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, 19thJune 2024: Alice Oseman, Malorie Blackman, Theo Parish, Karen M. McManus, Lex Croucher, Chris Mould, and Abiola Bello will be among the many incredible authors taking part in the two-day event YALC (the Young Adult Literature Convention), held at Olympia, London, during London Comic Con Winter on 16-17 November.
The immensely positive response to the eagerly awaited 10-year anniversary line-up has boosted already-strong ticket sales since the announcement on Friday 14thJune 2024.
More than 3,000 guests will enjoy experiencing their authors chat together on panels such as Blossoming Romantasy, Blood Chilling Books, and Intense Intent. With 100-plus authors and industry experts appearing to sign books and chat with their fans - this interactive, lively and inclusive literary event is an important date in the diary for YA readers.
Building on the success of last nine years of events, YALC continues its commitment to celebrating the best YA books and amazing authors from around the world. Originally established a decade ago by Malorie Blackman as part of her tenure as Children's Laureate, the legacy of YALC lives on in, with great ambitions to continue spreading the love of YA to an ever-growing audience.
Zoe Finch, Event Director for Showmasters Events, said, "After much consideration the working group have come up with what we believe will be a truly great programme of events. We have included some first-time appearances for YALC and are happy to be welcoming back some amazing returning authors such as Alice Oseman, Juno Dawson and Neal Shusterman. We are also delighted to hear so many stories from those who started their YALC journey as attendees and have now reached guest status. It's encouraging to hear that YALC had such a positive impact on their writing experiences."
This year's programme includes panels that discuss a wide range of genres and topics as well as 14 interactive workshops and the chance to hear from those working in the industry. Full details of the panels, YALC workshops and industry activities will be found on the website along with the schedule of event.
NOTES TO EDITORS:
Media enquiries, author interview requests and press pass registration:helenlewis@literallypr.com/ @literallypr /yalc@showmastersevents.com@yalc_uk
YALC takes place as part of London Comic Con Winter over the weekend of the 16th& 17thNovember 2024:https://londoncomicconwinter.com/YALC/
Young Adult Literature Convention (YALC) is a convention style event with guest authors, stage panels, workshops and retail exhibitors celebrating all things YA books. The first YALC took place at LFCC in 2014 as Malorie Blackman's major project as Waterstones Children's Laureate 2013-2015.
YALC is run in conjunction with the UK YA Publishers and Showmasters events who have over 20 years of event experience. https://www.showmastersevents.com/. Both are represented on the Working Group who put together the event programme.