House of YA

Monday 11 August, 10:30 - 17:00

This fun-filled festival takeover offers YA fans the chance to hear from and eet an all-star line-up of YA authors.

As well as brilliant panel events at 10:30 and 15:30, you can drop in and enjoy a series of completely free activities between 12:00 and 15:00. Enter exclusive giveaways, pick up an icebreaker card, snap a selfie with some fun photo opps, chat to the House of YA team, and snag some free swag (maybe even a sneaky proof copy of a yet-to-be-published title...) - all for free!

All bookers for panel events will receive a free House of YA tote bag (while stocks last).

Panels:

Empowered Voices with Bea Fitzgerald & Manjeet Mann

10:30-11:30
Spiegeltent
£8.00 [£5.00]

What does it mean to be a feminist storyteller? Join Manjeet Mann, the award-winning author of The Crossing, and Bea Fitzgerald, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Girl, Goddess, Queen, in conversation with Cynthia Murphy as they discuss their new novels Roar and A Beautiful Evil. Celebrating female narratives and the triumphs of women, be prepared to feel empowered and inspired by women’s voices in this special panel event with the House of YA.

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Wear the Crown with Lauryn Hamilton Murray & A B Poranek

15:30-16:30
Spiegeltent
£8.00 [£5.00]

Prepare to be enchanted with debut author Lauryn Hamilton Murray and the bestselling author of Where the Dark Stands Still, A B Poranek, as they share their dazzling new YA novels, Heir of Storms and A Treachery of Swans in conversation with Katja Kaine. Bound to be your new romantasy obsession, featuring slow burn sapphic pining to elemental magic and brought to you specially by the House of YA – it’s going to be electrifying!

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Free activities:

Meet Cute

12:00-12:45
Free, drop in

A bookish (and platonic!) speed-dating game where you can matchmake a new pal every two minutes by asking them your most pressing questions. 

Find the Liar

13:00-13:45
​Free, drop in

Get YA Quiz On

14:00-14:45
​Free, drop in

Put your literary knowledge to the  test to win a host of exciting prizes.