Headlining the event is US author Rainbow Rowell, whose first YA title 'Eleanor & Park' spend six weeks in the New York Times Bestseller chart, was voted Goodreads' best Young Adult Fiction of the year and was chosen by Amazon as one of the 10 Best Books of 2013. The first draft of her second YA novel 'Fangirl' was written as part of the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).
Alongside Rowell, there are also a host of other names from the YA writing world joining the line-up, including 18-year-old author Beth Reekles, who was recently named by Time magazine as one of the 16 most influential teenagers in the world.
- Holly Bourne
- Tanya Byrne
- Alexia Casale
- Lucy Christopher
- Cat Clarke
- Steve Cole
- Sarah Crossan
- Kim Curran
- Phil Earle
- Ian Edginton
- Garen Ewing
- Frances Hardinge
- Catherine Johnson
- Nick Lake
- Andy Lane
- Julie Mayhew
- Sarra Manning
- Amy McCulloch
- Anthony McGowan
- Sarah McIntyre
- Robert Muchamore
- Beth Reekles
- Tim O'Rourke
- Bryony Pearce
- Non Pratt
- Andy Robb
- Rainbow Rowell
- Lucy Saxon
- Marcus Sedgwick
- C J Skuse
- James Smythe
- Emma Vieceli
- Holly Black
- Malorie Blackman
- James Dawson
- Sally Gardner
- Sally Green
- Matt Haig
- Isobel Harrop
- Will Hill
- Charlie Higson
- Derek Landy
- Sophie McKenzie
- Patrick Ness
- Natasha Ngan
- Meg Rosoff
- Darren Shan
- Holly Smale
- Jonathan Stroud
- Ruth Warburton
It will take place at the London Film and Comic Con (LFCC), at Earl’s Court, London on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 July 2014. YALC will bring together all the UK’s YA publishers to provide a host of author events in a dedicated Book Zone, with talks, workshops, signings, a book sales area and publisher stands promoting new and upcoming titles.