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Friday, July 31 • 10:00am - 10:50am
The Page Is a Mirror

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Authors talk about the stories that inspired them, and in some cases changed the way they saw themselves and the act of writing. We’ll address the power of representation, how we see or fail to see ourselves reflected on the page, and what we want from YA moving forward.

Moderators
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Jenny Han

Jenny is the New York Times bestselling author of Shug, The Summer I Turned Pretty series, To All the Boys I've Loved Before, and P.S. I Still Love You. She also co-wrote the Burn for Burn trilogy with Siobhan Vivian. She lives in New York City. Find her at www.dearjennyhan.com and... Read More →

Speakers
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Katie Rain Hill

Katie is a student at the University of Tulsa majoring in anthropology and sociology. She wrote her memoir while studying for exams, writing term papers, working part-time as a pharmaceutical technician, and advocating for LGBTQA rights. Rethinking Normal is her first book.
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Marie Lu

Marie is the New York Times bestselling author of the Legend trilogy and The Young Elites trilogy. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, she worked as an art director in the video game industry. She currently lives in Los Angeles, where she can be found reading, writing, drawing... Read More →
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Jason Reynolds

Jason is the author of the critically acclaimed The Boy in the Black Suit and the Coretta Scott-King/John Steptoe award winning When I Was the Greatest. Reynolds' newest book, Rashad is Absent Again Today, co-authored with Brendan Kiely, hits stores this fall. He currently lives in... Read More →
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Adam Silvera

Adam was born and raised in the Bronx. He was a bookseller before shifting to children's publishing and has worked at a literary development company, a creative writing website for teens, and as a book reviewer of children's and young adult novels. He is tall for no reason and lives... Read More →
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Cynthia Leitich Smith

Cynthia is the critically acclaimed, New York Times and Publishers Weekly best-selling author of the Tantalize-Feral universe series novels. She is also the author of Rain Is Not My Indian Name, for which she named Writer of the Year by Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers... Read More →


Friday July 31, 2015 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
S210A/B
  Lit Track

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