YA Thriller Con : Schedule

All events that have already happened can be found on our YouTube channel.

July 8th 2021

- 12 noon BST - "Examining Villains in YA Fiction" with panelists: Dana Mele, Tom Ryan, Mocha Von Bee, K. Ancrum, Madeline Dyer (moderator), and Desmond Hall

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- 1pm BST - Masterclass with Barry Lyga on "Creating Terrifying Villains," followed by a live Q&A with viewers. [LIVE EVENT]

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- 2pm BST - Masterclass with Stuart Gibbon: "On Writing Authentic Police Procedure," followed by a live Q&A with viewers. [LIVE EVENT]

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- 3pm BST - Reading from Amanda Deich

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- 3.30pm BST - Interview with Joniece Abbott-Pratt, followed by a live Q&A with viewers. [LIVE EVENT]

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- 4.30pm BST - "The Appeal of YA Thrillers" with panelists: Emily Kazmierski, Chelsea Ichaso, Kit Frick, Matt Killeen, Heidi Ayarbe (moderator), Isvari Mohan Maranwe, and T.L. Huchu; followed by a live Q&A with viewers. [LIVE EVENT]

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- 5.30pm BST - Interview with agent Erin Clyburn

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- 6pm BST - "Elements of Suspense in YA Thrillers" with panelists: Kat Ellis, Kate Brauning, Madeline Dyer (moderator), Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, Chelsea Ichaso, and Goldy Moldavsky; followed by a live Q&A with viewers. [LIVE EVENT]

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- 6.30pm BST - Reading from Desmond Hall

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- 7pm BST - Interview with Tom Ryan

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- 8pm BST - Book Talk from Matt Killeen "Colonialism in Devil Darling Spy"

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- 9pm BST - Masterclass with Kit Mallory: “Psychological Formations for Character Creation” [LIVE EVENT]

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- 10pm BST - Reading from Caleb Roehrig

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- 10.30pm BST - Interview with Dana Mele

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- 11pm BST - Interview with Abby L. Vandiver

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July 9th 2021

- 12pm BST - "All about A Dangerous Game" - chatting with author Madeline Dyer and audiobook narrator Posie Lewis.

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- 1pm BST - "All about I Killed Zoe Spanos" - chatting with author Kit Frick and audiobook narrator Jayme Mattler, moderated by Madeline Dyer

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- 2pm BST - "Genre Blends: Dystopian, Apocalyptic, and Fantasy Thrillers" with panelists: Angelina Singer, Emily Colin (moderator), Madeline Dyer, Laura Pohl, Kit Mallory, and T.L. Huchu; followed by a live Q&A with viewers. [LIVE EVENT]

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- 3pm BST - "How True Events Inspire Crime Fiction" with panelists: Gila Green, Stuart Gibbon, Kit Mallory (moderator), Caleb Roehrig, Christina Hoag, and Desmond Hall

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- 4pm BST - Interview with Matt Killeen followed by a live Q&A with viewers. [LIVE EVENT]

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- 4.30pm BST - Reading from Emily Kazmierski

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- 5pm BST - Masterclass with Isvari Mohan Maranwe and Dweebs Global: “On Writing Diverse Thrillers”

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- 6pm BST - "Writing is Rewriting: How to Edit to Improve Tension" with panelists: Whitney Morsillo, Emily Colin, Heidi Ayarbe, Abby L. Vandiver, Lisa Amowitz (moderator); followed by a live Q&A with viewers. [LIVE EVENT]

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- 7pm BST - Masterclass with K. Ancrum on “Designing Escalating Tension," followed by a live Q&A with viewers. [LIVE EVENT]

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- 8pm BST - Reading from Kate Brauning

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- 8.30pm BST - Interview with Caleb Roehrig

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- 9pm BST - Masterclass with Abby L. Vandiver on “Writing the First Draft.”

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July 10th 2021

- 1pm BST - Interview with Laurie Elizabeth Flynn

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- 1.30pm BST - Interview with Brittany Evans

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- 3pm BST - "The Importance of Audiobooks in the YA Thriller Genre" with panelists Kate Rudd, Joniece Abbott Pratt, Jayme Mattler, Emily Woo Zeller, and Madeline Dyer (moderator).