One of our favourite activities during camp is sitting by the warm fire on a cold night. You hear the crackling of the wood, feel the wind creeping into your bones and listen to the noises nature makes deep into the night. From the comfort of your own home, listen to the dulcet tones of […]
SUNDAY 30 JULY – 2 PM Panel – Studio 3 Join Chris Thompson as he gets Grapic with Comic artist & author Ramsey Hassan, Graphic Designer Kat Cass and Sarah L Miles about comics and storytelling.
SUNDAY 30 JULY – 4.30 PM Online Workshop Authors Lillie Lainoff (One For All) and Courtney Smyth (The Undetectables) lead a workshop on writing characters with disabilities and the importance behind own voice perspectives. The authors will explain how they have crafted disability rep in their exciting adventure and mystery stories and what responsibilities come […]
SATURDAY 29 JULY – 11 AM Online Panel Every year Camp YA hosts a “New Horizons” panel where we put the spotlight on YA authors from other parts of the world. This year join host Jacqueline Silvester (Wunderkids Trilogy) as she leads a discussion with popular Ukrainian YA authors Natalia Matolinets (Varta in the Game […]
SATURDAY 29 JULY – 12 PM Workshop – Albers Room Join stand-up comedian and author Kate Weston as she introduces her hilarious new YA crime thriller Murder on a School Night. Discover Kate’s top tips for creating your own murder mystery and plot silly and absurd endings for characters in this Cluedo-inspired workshop.
SATURDAY 29 JULY – 11 AM Panel – Studio 3 Legendary myth writers Elizabeth and Katharine Corr (Queen of Gods) and Annaliese Avery (The Immortal Games) dive deep into all things classical with Camp YA’s very own Karen Bultiauw (@karenbultiauw). Dine on ambrosia with the Olympians, fight in mortal combat with man on Earth, or […]
SUNDAY 30 JULY – 5 PM Online Panel Ever wondered what it’s like going from indie publishing to traditional? Well, these authors have been there, done that and then some! Olivie Blake, Travis Baldree and Alexander Darwin join our Camp Counselor Stephen to talk about their books, writing journey and much more…
SUNDAY 30 JULY – 11 AM Panel – Studio 3 Letting 2023 get you down? Kick back and relax with Freja Nicole Woolf (Never Trust a Gemini), Tasha Harrison (The Thing About Lemons) and Cynthia So (If You Still Recognise Me) as they join Charlotte from Wonderfully Bookish in a panel full of YA joy. […]
SUNDAY 30 JULY – 12.30 PM Panel – Studio 3 Never forget to be yourself! Join Benjamin Dean (The King is Dead) as he leads Sophie Jo (The Nicest Girl), Ayaan Mohamud (You Think You Know Me) and Diana Anyakwo (My Life as a Chameleon) in a conversation about all things identity – who you […]
SUNDAY 30 JULY – 3.15 PM Online Mini-Panel Join blogger Rosie Stone as she chats to 2023 debut authors Rachel Moore (The Library of Shadows), Skyla Arndt (Together We Rot) and Mackenzie Reed (The Rosewood Hunt) all about their books, their writing and their journey to publication.