Edinburgh International Book Festival Themes: Voices of YA Literature

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About Edinburgh International Book Festival Themes: Voices of YA Literature

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YA Literature is thriving and no wonder. With reader-led platforms like BookTok pushing book sales of the latest hyped authors to dizzying heights, this is a genre with its audience at its heart - where representation and inclusion matter as much as thrilling storylines. This year our series for young adults celebrates diversity and creativity, with hands-on events from leading artists and illustrators at Scottish indie publisher BHP Comics; immersive conversations with the founders of the Black Girls Book Club; queer love stories with Dean Atta and Juno Dawson; and plenty more from some of the most exciting YA authors writing today. Come and find out what everyone’s talking about.

Kalynn Bayron & Renée Watson: YA Superstars from Across the Pond
AGE 12+
Sunday 14 August 16:30 - 17:30

BHP Comics: How to Get into Comics
AGE 14+
Tuesday 16 August 16:00 - 17:00

Leave the Land of the Living with Melinda Salisbury & V E Schwab
AGE 12+
Friday 19 August 16:30 - 17:30

Jen Campbell, Bryony Gordon & Ella McLeod: Revisiting Rapunzel
AGE 12+
Saturday 20 August 16:00 - 17:00

Workshop: Nikita Gill on Finding Your Words
AGE 12+
Sunday 21 August 16:30 - 17:30

Dugie the Dinosaur: An Interactive Sensory Event for People with Learning Disabilities
ALL AGES
Monday 22 August 14:00 - 15:00

YA Book Prize Award Ceremony
FAMILIES & 14+
Thursday 25 August 17:30 - 19:00

Benjamin Dean & Simon James Green: Who Wants the Spotlight?
AGE 14+
Friday 26 August 17:00 - 18:00

Dean Atta & Juno Dawson: Love in Scotland
AGE 14+
Saturday 27 August 13:30 - 14:30

Black History Walking Tour with Alex Wheatle and Lisa Williams
AGE 12+
Saturday 27 August 15:30 - 16:30
Sunday 28 August 11:00 - 12:00
Sunday 28 August 14:00 - 15:00

Candice Carty-Williams: Stepping into YA
AGE 14+
Sunday 28 August 16:15 - 17:15

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