Join me for two fantastic panels on Friday, 7/25 at Comic Con!

Toddlers to Teens: Writing Kidlit, from Picture Books to Young Adult and Everything In Between
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Room 9

Bestselling and award-winning kidlit authors discuss the craft and business of writing for young audiences, with Marcie Colleen (Kitten Ninja, Penguinaut), Dan Santat (All The Hulk Feels, A First Time for Everything), Leanne Schwartz (A Prayer for Vengeance, To a Darker Shore), Sherri L. Smith (Pearl, American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and The Race For Equality In The Sky), and Greg van Eekhout (Happy Town, Voyage of the Dogs).

Joy and Resistance
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM, Room 24ABC

“Joy is an act of resistance”—poet Toi Derricotte. Writers explore the ways their characters experience joy in challenging times and how resistance can spark joy. Embrace celebration and determination with Sherri L. Smith (Candace, the Universe, and Everything), Danica Nava (Love Is a War Song), C. B Lee (Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe), Sarah Beth Durst (The Enchanted Greenhouse), and Veronica Bane (Difficult Girls), in conversation with bookseller Maryelizabeth Yturralde.

Signing to follow, 2pm, Sails Pavillion