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 […]
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 – 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.
SUNDAY 30 JULY – 4 PM Online Panel Enter the Killer Cabins… if you dare! Join authors Kalynn Bayron, Rektok Ross and Trang Thanh Tran as they dissect all things terrifying with Jennie Shaw.
SUNDAY 30 JULY – 1.30 PM Online Panel Are you ready for some fantastical mayhem? Camp YA’s Karen Bultiauw (@karenbultiauw) chats all things fantasy with authors Amie Kaufman (The Isles of the Gods) and M.K. Lobb (Seven Faceless Saints) – from building intricate lore and magic to weaving in mystery, romance and peril.
SUNDAY 30 JULY – 10.30 PM Online Workshop Slay your syllables and polish your prose with this writing workshop with Mandy Hager. Find out how to strengthen your writing and add emotional resonance through prose rhythm, slow motion and specific detail. Rythm & Cues – Mandy Hager
SATURDAY 29 JULY – 10.30 PM Online Mini-Panel We talk to 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal winner Manon Steffan Ros all about her novel The Blue Book of Nebo, working in both Welsh and English and her writing journey (and whether she’d recommend it or not…)
SATURDAY 29 JULY – 3 PM Online Workshop Are you a historical fiction fan and writer? Join author Elizabeth Wein (Stateless) for this workshop all about writing women in aviation. Sharing her experience and journey into writing with you, she’ll have plenty of writing advice for you all!
SUNDAY 30 JULY – 2.30 PM Online Mini-Panel Let’s travel the world! Camp YA’s Demet (@books_polished) chats to author Lise Villadsen (In Your Orbit) and translator Caroline Waight all about fiction in translation: the process, the exciting opportunities as well as the pitfalls. Translation is an artform in itself and this mini-panel will explore how […]