The day began with a brilliantly funny and touching speech by the Keynote, Libba Bray. Ms. Bray is the author of a popular series in the fantasy genre, as well as her latest work, Going Bovine. She then participated in the fantasy panel discussion with Rick Yancey (Alfred Kropp series), Lisa McMann (Wake, Fade) and Justine Larbalestier (Liar).
The Young Adult Real Voices panel included Matt De La Pena (Ball Don’t Lie, Mexican White Boy), Terra Elan McVoy (Pure), and Deb Caletti (Honey, Baby, Sweetheart). This panel discussed writing about real life events, when they began writing and also shared personal stories about family and the first time they were published.
The Zombies vs. Vampires panel included Heather Brewer (Vladimir Todd series), Cynthia Leitich-Smith (Eternal), Daniel Waters and Carrie Jones. This panel conducted an exciting discussion on whether zombie or vampire books are better.
The Local author panel consisted of Varian Johnson (My Life as a Rhombus), Shana Burg (A Thousand Never Evers), April Lurie (Brothers, Boyfriends & other Criminal Minds), and Jennifer Ziegler (How Not to be Popular). This group discussed what it is like to be a writer in the Austin community. The Book Festival was awesome and we can’t wait for ATBF 2010!
I want to say thank you to Ms. Woollven and Ms. Adonyi for coming to the book festival with us and I also want to thank the ELA department at EMHS and the administration for supporting the trip!
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