Programs & Papers
Symposium Schedule | Closing Session | Paper Presentations
Download the preliminary program (PDF). Onsite registration will be available from noon until 6 p.m. on Friday and beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday. If you're already registered, bring your badge to registration to pick up your symposium bag (courtesy HarperCollins), badge holder (courtesy Scholastic), and notepad (courtesy Capstone).
Symposium Schedule and Program Descriptions
Friday, Nov. 7
Picturing the Story: Teen Readers Get Graphic @ your library
9 a.m - 5 p.m.
This day-long preconference will explore the cutting-edge world of graphic formats such as graphic novels, graphic nonfiction, manga, and anime. It includes discussion by authorities in the field, including 2007 Printz Award winner Gene Luen Yang, on how these unique formats that have captured the attention of teens. Participants will leave the event with a more thorough understanding of the visual format along with great ideas for enhancing their library collections and programs through the graphic medium.
Networking Reception & Symposium Kickoff
5 - 7 p.m.
Come celebrate the symposium's start and network with your colleagues over cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, courtesy reception sponsor Little, Brown Books for Young Readers/Hachette Book Group USA!
Saturday, Nov. 8
Continental Breakfast
8 - 8:30 a.m.
Start your day off right with a continental breakfast courtesy Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers!
Morning Programs
8:30 - 10 a.m.
Thrilling Young Adults: How to Keep the Attention of Today’s Teens
Hear how authors and editors keep the attention of today's fast-paced teens and learn strategies for grabbing the attention of teens in your community.
Never Enough Nonfiction
The nonfiction being written today offers visual and intellectual adventures for pleasure readers and answer seekers alike, yet what kind of impact has that had on those who write, edit and review nonfiction?
Listening is Reading: Teens Choose Books Out Loud
Many of today's teens choose to read with their ears. Learn about award-winning audiobooks and how to connect them with teens in your schools and libraries.
Refreshment Break
10 - 10:30 a.m.
Morning Programs
10:30 - noon
Books between Cultures
A growing number of teens straddle two cultures. How might a librarian evaluate a book to see whether it empowers or alienates them?
Reading: It's Not Just about Books Anymore
When you say "reading" to librarians, teachers, and many other adults, the first thing that often comes to mind is books. However, for teens in the early 21st century, reading isn't just about books and literature isn't just about words written on the pages of a book.
Paper Presentations
Learn more in the Paper Presentations section.
Genre Luncheon
noon - 1:30 p.m.
Luncheon attendees will be able to chat with contemporary YA authors from a variety of genres and receive autographed books.
Afternoon Programs
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Beyond the Rainbow Canon: Books for LGBT Teens
Explore the various resources available to librarians and educators providing reading material for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered teens.
Connections: YA Literature and Curriculum
There are many examples of popular YA fiction and other materials in appealing contemporary formats, including nonfiction, magazine articles, poetry, verse novels, and graphic novels, that librarians and teachers can use to connect forms of literature with each other and with curriculum.
Fandom, Fan Life, and Participatory Culture
A teens' experience with a book doesn't just begin on page one and finish with the book's conclusion. From birthday parties and proms to fan fiction and role-playing games, teens find many ways to recreate a book's universe in their lives, forming fandoms.
Refreshment Break
3:30 - 4 p.m.
Afternoon Programs
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Zine-a-paloosa 2008: Teens and Zines!
With zine collections sprouting up in school and public libraries all over the country, it's never been a better time to examine the appeal and myriad uses of these home-grown periodicals.
Inside the Authors' Studio: Printz Award Winners
In a casual and conversational setting several recipients of YALSA's Printz award will provide a candid and in-depth look at the award's impact on YA literature and their own careers.
Just Keepin' It Real: Teens Reading Out of the Mainstream
This program discusses inner city teens' reading tastes, from the action-driven plots of realistic fiction to the draw of graphic novels and the impact of street lit on YA reading.
Authors' Happy Hour
6 - 8 p.m.
Wind down your day while talking to YA authors in a relaxed setting, with refreshments and a cash bar.
Sunday, Nov. 9
Continental Breakfast
8 - 8:30 a.m.
Morning Programs
8:30 - 10 a.m.
Hit List or Hot List: How Teens Read Now
Listen to booktalks on the latest edgy books for teens, and hear how authors who write cutting-edge YA lit discuss the latest in teens reading tastes.
Teen Readers' Advisory: How Research Informs Practice
Find out how adolescent reading research acan and should influence readers' advisory services to teens.
Quickest of YALSA's Quick Picks
Hear from authors and librarians on how to attract reluctant teen readers, highlighting books from YALSA's Quick Picks list.
Refreshment Break
10 - 10:30 a.m.
Closing Session
10:30 a.m. - noon
The closing session features Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta. Learn more about this special program in the Closing Session section.
Bill Morris Tribute
noon - 1 p.m.
Symposium Task Force members and others honor Bill Morris, the well-known children's and YA book publisher whose legacy has made the symposium possible.
Closing Session
Join authors Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta as they lead a conversation on the future of young adult literature and the evolution of reading throughout the years.
Kevin J. Anderson has published more than 100 books, including twenty-nine national best sellers. His critically acclaimed original novels include Captain Nemo, Hopscotch and Hidden Empire. He's also collaborated on many titles for long-running series, including Star Wars, the X-Files and Dune. He's also authored or coauthored several comic books for DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, and more.
Rebecca Moesta is the author of more than 30 books, including the award-winning Young Jedi Knights series and two original Titan A.E. novels, which she coauthored with husband Kevin J. Anderson. She and Kevin recently completed the YA fantasy trilogy Crystal Doors.
Paper Presentations
Four papers wll be presented during the second morning session on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to noon:
- Are You There God? It’s Me, Manga: Manga as an Extension of Young Adult Literature (Lisa Goldstein and Molly Phelan)
- The Age of Blank? Connecting YA Readers to Each Other and the World (Tom Philion)
- Accept the Universal Freak Show: LGBTQ Themes in Contemporary YA Literature and Incorporating Them @ your library (Angie Manfredi)
- Bullies, Gangs, and Books for Young Adults (Stan Steiner)
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