YA NovCon at Carlmont High School

YA NOVCON AT CARLMONT HIGH SCHOOL
The third annual Young Adult Novelist Convention is your exclusive connection to some of today's top authors of books for middle and high school youth (and everyone else who can appreciate these amazing talents).

This free half-day celebration will include panel discussions, author hangouts, and book signings with the following YA novelists (and more!):

Kati Bartkowski
Kristin Clark
Kim Culbertson
Carrie DiRisio
Zetta Elliot
Tim Floreen
Lamar Giles
Hillary Homzie
Ellen Hopkins
Abigail Johnson
Stephanie Kuehn
Heidi Lang
Gretchen McNeil
Greg Neri
Robin Roe
Meredith Russo
Dashka Slater
Andrew Smith
Tamara Ireland Stone
Jessica Taylor
Laurie Ann Thompson
Na'amen Gobert Tilahun
Jeff Zentner


Not only will you get to learn more from your favorite authors about their writing and publishing process, we are also working to highlight the social justice themes these authors incorporate in their work. We’re encouraging participants to look for ways they can help make the world a safe space for everyone.

YANovCon is going to be bigger and better than ever before so we highly recommend you RSVP. Not only will this help us plan for participants, you’ll also be entered to win free books!

We encourage carpooling and using public transit. Carlmont High School is accessible via samTrans.

To encourage literacy and writing for students in 6th-12th grades, YANovCon is sponsoring a Teen Short Story Contest. Visit your local library for information and enter using our online form.

Books will be available to purchase!