General information: 

SE-YA Book Fest is a FREE one-of-a kind of event that takes place annually in March. It is designed to place teens and authors of young adult literature in a setting to interact about what they love most -- YA lit! The primary goal of the Southeastern Young Adult Book Festival is to encourage and develop literacy in young adults by connecting them with authors, thereby advancing education in the community. ​

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11:00 – 11:50

Practical Magic
with authors:
​James Brandon
Caroline DuBois
Court Stevens
Jasmine Warga
An ASL interpreter will be present in this session

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Apocalypse Now: Survival of the Wittiest
with authors:
Alan Gratz
K.A. Holt
Adib Khorram
Mindy McGinnis
Ronald L. Smith

12:00 – 12:50

Writing Across Worlds
with authors:
David Arnold
Tamara Bundy
Sharon Cameron
Rajani LaRocca
Aisha Saeed

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Let's Talk Paranormal
with authors:
Kalynn Bayron
Isabel Ibañez
Kathryn Ormsbee
Scott Reintgen
Eden Royce​

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1:00 – 1:50

Fiction is Not for the Faint of Heart
with authors:
Carrie Firestone
Kate O’Shaughnessy
Phil Stamper
Ashley Woodfolk
An ASL interpreter will be present in this session

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Frankly, My Dear...
​with authors:
I.W. Gregorio
Kim Johnson
Andrew Maraniss
Karen Strong​
​An ASL interpreter will be present in this session

2:00 – 2:50

Beast Mode!
with authors:
Dhonielle Clayton
Jordan Ifueko
Andrea Robertson
G.Z. Schmidt
Adam Silvera

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You've Got Character
​with authors:
Cindy Baldwin
Janae Marks
Kristin O’Donnell Tubb
Jeff Zentner​
​An ASL interpreter will be present in this session

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3:00 – 3:50
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The Story of My Life
with authors:
Rob Harrell
Justin A. Reynolds
Jamie Sumner
Julian Winters
An ASL interpreter will be present in this session

Imagination is a Terrible Thing  to Waste
with authors:
Kacen Callender
Mason Deaver
Greg Howard
Lisa Moore Ramée​
An ASL interpreter will be present in this session

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