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

– Thanks 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 and the soon to be released A Thief to Die For. I’m a Canadian author whose YA books are known to be a genre-blending mix of fantasy, romantasy, and dystopian.…

Q&A with Lora Beth Johnson
Q&A with Lora Beth Johnson 2560 1697 YALC

Q&A with Lora Beth Johnson

– Thanks for joining us here at YALC. We would love you to introduce yourself. Thanks so much for having me! I’m Lora Beth Johnson, the author of the Goddess in the Machine duology and now Hell To Pay. I used to be a college English professor in the U.S., and I recently moved from…

Q&A with Emily Lloyd-Jones
Q&A with Emily Lloyd-Jones 2560 1697 YALC

Q&A with Emily Lloyd-Jones

Describe the book in two sentences! An 18-year-old hacker-turned-undercover-agent just wants a weekend off, but gets locked in a building with cyberterrorists. Chaos ensues. What inspired Augusta Pine Does Not Exist? The original idea for this book came about when I was working as a bookseller. I was ringing up books when the barcode scanner…

Q&A with Helen Comerford
Q&A with Helen Comerford 2560 1697 YALC

Q&A with Helen Comerford

– Thanks for joining us here at YALC. We would love you to introduce yourself Thank you for having me! I’m Helen, a lover of rom-coms and magical powers. When I’m not writing, I work in theatre and I live in South Wales where I enjoy hiking with my partner and my dog, Cocoa. –…

Q&A with Katie Abdou
Q&A with Katie Abdou 2560 1697 YALC

Q&A with Katie Abdou

– Thanks for joining us here at YALC. We would love you to introduce yourself Hey! I’m Katie Abdou, a young adult historical fantasy and adventure author from Massachusetts in the United States. I write for marginalized teenagers to make up for the lack of books I had growing up. – Can you give our…

Q&A with G Forsyth-Read
Q&A with G Forsyth-Read 2560 1697 YALC

Q&A with G Forsyth-Read

– Thanks for joining us here at YALC. We would love you to introduce yourself I’m G Forsyth-Read a debut YA author who writes about Friendship, Identity, Love and Coming of Age. When I’m not writing, you’ll find me recording my podcast Leave a Message with my co-host Ally Mac or yapping on a different…

Q&A with Amber Hamilton
Q&A with Amber Hamilton 2560 1697 YALC

Q&A with Amber Hamilton

YALC Q&A WITH Amber Hamilton. Seven Deadly Thorns, Paperback, (BLOOMSBURY) Out Now! – Thanks for joining us here at YALC. We would love you to introduce yourself I like to say I write dark and spooky kissing books. I’m a former English teacher, a solo parent, and a collector of books and bones. – Can…

Q&A with Harry Trevaldwyn
Q&A with Harry Trevaldwyn 2560 1697 YALC

Q&A with Harry Trevaldwyn

YALC Q&A WITH HARRY TREVALDWYN. I CAN’T BELIEVE I DON’T HAVE A BOYFRIEND (FIRST INK, PB £8.99) IS OUT NOW. – Thanks for joining us here at YALC. We would love you to introduce yourself Hello! I’m Harry! I’m an actor and a writer and also an Aquarius which I know very little about but,…

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