In between committee meetings, sessions, and perhaps a surreptitious jaunt over to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, be sure to check out some of these hot children’s and YA author events happening during the ALA conference in Orlando, FL, next week. All are free and open to conference attendees.
Friday, June 24
Mo Willems (Disney-Hyperion)
5:30–6:30 p.m. | Booth 1350
Marissa Moss (Creston Books)
5:30–7 p.m. | Booth 2212–2213
Nikki McClure (ABRAMS)
5:30–7 p.m. | Booth 1226
Lee Bennett Hopkins (LEE & LOW BOOKS)
6–6:45 p.m. | Booth 1469
Nadia Hashimi (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
6–7 p.m | Booth 1402
S.J. Kincaid (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
6–7 p.m. | Booth 1302–1303
Sophie Blackall (Hachette)
6–7 p.m. | Booth 2269
SATURDAY, JUNE 25
March with Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell: A Celebration of NEH’s 50th Anniversary
9:30-10:30 a.m. | HYATT Regency Orlando, Room Regency Ballroom S
Join Congressman John Lewis—renowned civil rights leader and co-author of the acclaimed graphic novel series “March”—and his March co-ceators for a special appearance celebrating the National Endowment for the Humanities.
AASL Awards Ceremony
9–11 a.m. | Orange County Convention Center, Room W205
The AASL Awards Ceremony highlights best practices in school library programming. The program is a public acknowledgement and celebration of school librarians who have modeled excellence in the profession. Also recognized at this time will be the 2016 AASL Best Websites and Best Apps for Teaching and Learning.
Brendan Wenzel (Chronicle Books)
9–10 a.m. | Booth 1203
Bryan Collier (ABRAMS)
9–10 a.m. | Booth 1226
Jerry Pinkney (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
9–10 a.m. | Booth 1418
Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead (Roaring Brook Press)
9–10 a.m. | Booth 2118
Tim Federle (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
9–10 a.m. | Booth 1302-1303
Carole Boston Weatherford (Albert Whitman & Company)
9:30–10:30 a.m. | Booth 2045
Kate Messner (Bloomsbury Children’s Books)
9:30–10:30 a.m. | Booth 2110
G. Neri (Lee & Low Books)
10–10:45 a.m. | Booth 1469
Ben Hatke (First Second Books)
10–11 a.m. | Booth 2118
Don Tate (Peachtree Publishers)
10–11 a.m. | Booth 2039
Jay Asher (Penguin)
10–11 a.m. | Booth 2269
Laura Ruby (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
10–11 a.m. | Booth 1402
Molly Idle (Chronicle Books)
10–11 a.m. | Booth 1203
R. Gregory Christie (little bee books)
10–11 a.m. | Booth 1310
William Joyce (Atheneum)
10–11 a.m. | Booth 1302–1303
Kathryn Otoshi (KO Kids Books)
10–11 a.m. | Booth 2212–2213
Kelly Barnhill (Workman Publishing Company)
10:30–11:30 a.m. | Booth 1340
Lorie Langdon (Blink)
11–11:45 a.m. | Booth 1409
Adele Griffin (Scholastic)
11–noon | Booth 1237
David Shannon (Scholastic)
11–noon | Booth 1236
Frances Hardinge (ABRAMS)
11–noon | Booth 1226
Jennifer L. Holm (Random House Children’s Books)
11–noon | Booth 2303
Julia Alvarez (Triangle Square Books for Young Readers)
11–noon | Booth 2338
Lauren Oliver (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
11–noon | Booth 1402
Lemony Snicket (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
11–noon | Booth 1418
Lynne Rae Perkins (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
11–noon | Booth 1402
Marilyn Singer (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
11–noon | Booth 1435
Tomie dePaola (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
11–noon | Booth 1302-1303
Sara Pennypacker and Jon Klassen (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
12–1 p.m. | Booth 1402
Kate DiCamillo (Candlewick Press)
12:30–2 p.m. | Booth 1459
Avi (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
1–2 p.m. | Booth 1402
Donna Jo Napoli (National Geographic)
1–2 p.m. | Booth 2328
Elise Broach (Christy Ottaviano Books)
1–2 p.m. | Booth 2118
Jonathan Auxier (ABRAMS)
1–2 p.m. | Booth 1226
Kate Beasley (Farrar Straus Giroux)
1–2 p.m. | Booth 2118
Grace Lin (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
1:30–2:30 p.m. | Booth 1418
Ashley Hope Pérez (Carolrhoda Lab)
2–3 p.m. | Booth 1351
Kevin Henkes (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
2-3 p.m. | Booth 1402
Matt de la Peña (Random House Children’s Books)
2-3 p.m. | Booth 2303
Ann M. Martin (Feiwel & Friends)
2:30–3:30 p.m. | Booth 2118
Jewell Parker Rhodes (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
2:30–3:30 p.m. | Booth 1418
e.E. Charlton-Trujillo (Candlewick Press)
3-4 p.m. | Booth 1459
Gayle Forman (Workman Publishing Co.)
3–4 p.m. | Booth 1340
Henry Cole (little bee books)
3–4 p.m. | Booth 1310
Jenny Han (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
3-4 p.m. | Booth 1302–1303
Kwame Alexander, Tim Federle, Grace Lin, Meg Medina, Ellen Oh, and Matt de la Peña (Random House Children’s Books)
3–4 p.m. | Booth 2303
AAP Children’s Author & Librarian Speed Dating
3–4 p.m. | Rosen Centre, Room Grand D
Meet more than 20 authors across all children’s book categories in this one-hour speed dating event. Authors to be announced shortly.
Chris Barton (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
3:30–4 p.m. | Booth 1402
Trenton Lee Stewart (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
3:30–4:30 p.m. | Booth 1418
Jory John (ABRAMS)
4-5 p.m. | Booth 1226
Margarita Engle (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)
4–5 p.m. | Booth 1302–1303
SUNDAY, JUNE 26
Duncan Tonatiuh (ABRAMS)
9–10 a.m. | Booth 1226
Raina Telgemeier (GRAPHIX)
9–10 a.m. | Booth 1539
Tom Angleberger and Cece Bell (ABRAMS)
9–10 a.m. | Booth 1226
Sharon Creech (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
9:30–10:30 a.m. | Booth 1402
Varian Johnson (Scholastic)
9:30–10:30 a.m. | Booth 1236
Frances O’Roark Dowell (Atheneum)
10–11 a.m. | Booth 1302–1303
Sean Qualls and Laurie Ann Thompson (Random House Children’s Books)
10–11 a.m. | Booth 2303
Yuyi Morales (Neal Porter Books)
10:30–11 a.m. | Booth 2118
Angela Dominguez and Meg Medina (Candlewick Press)
10:30–11 a.m. | Booth 1459
Marcus Sedgwick (Roaring Brook Press)
10:30–11:30 a.m. | Booth 2118
Pam Muñoz Ryan (Scholastic)
10:30–11:30 a.m. | Booth 1236
Sergio Ruzzier (Chronicle Books)
10:30–11:30 a.m. | Booth 1203
The 2016 Alex Awards
10:30-11:30 a.m. | Orange County Convention Center, Room S320 G-H
The 2016 Alex Award winners–what they are and how to sell them to young adults–are highlighted in this panel presentation. Listen to winning author Ryan Gattis talk about his writing. The Alex Award is given to the top 10 books that appeal to young adults, and is administered by YALSA and sponsored by the Margaret Alexander Edwards Trust and Booklist.
Christian Robinson (Random House Children’s Books)
11–noon | Booth 2303
Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely (Atheneum)
11–noon | Booth 1302–1303
R. Gregory Christie and Vaunda Micheaux Nelson (Carolrhoda Books)
11–noon | Booth 1351
Rita Williams-Garcia (Harper Collins Children’s Books)
11–noon | Booth 1402
Kekla Magoon and Ilyasah Shabazz (Candlewick Press)
11:30–12:30 p.m. | Booth 1459
Javaka Steptoe (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
12:30–1:30 p.m. | Booth 1418
Kami Garcia (Imprint)
1–2 p.m. | Booth 2118
2016 Pura Belpré Award Celebración
1–3:30 p.m. | Rosen Centre, Room JR. Ballroom F
Celebrate the 20th Anniversary Pura Belpré Award Celebración with ALSC and REFORMA. Winning authors and illustrators come together for this unforgettable event, una fiesta maravillosa, to honor the 2016 Medal winners and honorees. Enjoy a keynote by author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, a silent auction of original art by Belpré Award illustrators, and a book signing by the winning authors and illustrators.
Dan Santat (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
1:30–2:30 p.m. | Booth 1418
Kwame Alexander (NorthSouth Books)
2–2:30 p.m. | Booth 1251
Barbara O’Connor (Farrar Straus Giroux)
2–3 p.m. | Booth 2118
Kevin McCloskey (TOON Books)
2–3 p.m. | Booth 2227
Laurie Halse Anderson (Atheneum)
2–3 p.m. | Booth 1302–1303
Victoria Jamieson (Henry Holt)
3–3:30 p.m. | Booth 2118
Alex Gino (Scholastic)
3–4 p.m. | Booth 1236
Melissa Sweet (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
3–4 p.m. | Booth 1435
MONDAY, JUNE 27
2016 ALSC Awards Presentation
8–10:30 a.m. | Orange County Convention Center, Room W110A
Celebrate the best in children’s literature and media at the annual presentation of the Batchelder, Carnegie, Geisel, and Sibert Awards. Enjoy a continental breakfast and a chance to mingle with
your favorite authors and illustrators.
Meet the Authors: Lois Ehlert (Beach Lane Books)
9:30–10:30 a.m. | 1302–1303
Meet the Authors: Phillip Hoose (Farrar Straus Giroux)
10:30–11:30 a.m. | Booth 2118
Stonewall Book Awards Program
10 a.m.–noon | HYATT Regency Orlando, Room Florida Ballroom
Celebrate the winners of the 2016 Stonewall Book Awards, the oldest awards honoring the best in gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender writing. Join the GLBT Round Table as it recognizes the winners and honorees in fiction, nonfiction, and children’s and young adult categories. The first Newlen-Symons Award for Excellence in Serving the GLBT Community will also be presented.
2016 Odyssey Award Ceremony
3:30–5:30 p.m. | Orange County Convention Center, Room W110A
Celebrate the best in audiobooks produced for children and young adults
at the annual presentation of the Odyssey Award. Narrators will perform a piece from their Odyssey Award–winning audiobooks. Festivities will also include a cocktail reception after the ceremony sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association.