YALLFest goes uptown! Join a select group of best-selling YA authors — for this special Friday preview event hosted by Macmillan Fierce Reads — featuring book signings, giveaways, button making, games, and food treats! Authors to be announced closer to event. 

Pre-registration is required for this event. Please only register for ONE free Friday event. 

Your favorite YA authors walk the red carpet and then gather for a panel discussion at this annual kickoff event. Participating authors will be announced closer to the event. 

Free, but advance registration required. Please register for ONLY ONE free Friday event. 

Your favorite Disney authors team up with fans and chef Shuai Wang from the highly-anticipated new restaurant Jackrabbit Filly for fast-paced food challenges. Hosted by Corrie Wang (City of Beasts, The Takedown). Participating authors to be announced. 

Free, but pre-registration required. Please reserve tickets to ONLY ONE of the free Friday ticketed events.   

Powerhouse of inventive YA fantasy Holly Black (The Cruel Prince) and sparkling up-and-coming talent Tochi Onyebuchi (Beasts Made of Night) give us a glimpse into their magical minds in an unforgettable opening keynote conversation. Presented by Penguin Teen.

Join beloved authors of novels for all ages, Kate DiCamillo (Beverly, Right Here) and Roshani Chokshi (Aru Shah and the Song of Death) as they discuss telling tales that children love, following their imaginations into an astonishing variety of stories, and how, exactly, you entertain and inspire choosy readers by the thousands. Presented by Disney Publishing Worldwide.

Master of the YA thriller Karen McManus (Two Can Keep a Secret) joins with the lush imagination of Stephanie Garber (Finale) in a conversation that will keep you on the edge of your seat, at the outer limit of your dreams, and ready to devour their unputdownable novels. Craft, creativity, and killer plots will close out this year's YALLFest panels. 

YALLFest’s most beloved tradition, the Smackdown, will bring your favorite authors on stage with hosts Angie Thomas (On the Come Up) and Nic Stone (Jackpot) for games, laughs, tears and dancing.

Presented by Reading Partners South Carolina, which places community volunteers in low-income schools to help kids master basic reading.

All tickets have been claimed for this event. You can catch all the authors signing on Saturday.

YALLFest goes uptown! Join a select group of best-selling YA authors — for this special Friday preview event hosted by Macmillan Fierce Reads — featuring book signings, giveaways, button making, games, and food treats! Authors to be announced closer to event. 

Pre-registration is required for this event. Please only register for ONE free Friday event.