Hey guys :D

So I know that I’m not usually a “newsy” type of blog,but I thought I would share this because my blog is so primarily on young adult literature. There are a TON of YA authors heading out to San Diego CC next weekend and I wanted to share all the different panels and autograph signings that would be going on so that those of you who are going can check it out!

I’m going to try and do these with other big events as well, big conventions or book festivals, even if they are NOT in California.

I just…I get to go to these events all the time, and meet authors and I know that not everyone else gets that chance. So I figured if I can help in any way, even if its just to make the information available to you guys so you know that it is going on, well then I might as well.

So here we go, all the authors at Comic Con, what panels they’ll be in and when they’ll be signing :) You’re welcome!

Be warned: the panels/autograph signings that I am sharing are ONLY for YA books, movies and related! You need to visit comic-con.org for FULL schedules!

Thursday:

10:30 AM: Panel and Autographs: Paranormal Passion: Room 24ABC

This panel features authors Lauren Kate (Fallen series), Christine Feehan (Dark Series), Claudia Gray (Spellcaster), Aprilynne Pike (Earthbound), Kendare Blake (Antigoddess) and Magnus Flyte (City of Dark Magic).

AUTOGRAPHS: 12 pm: Salls Pavilion

3:50 PM: Panel and Autographs: Ender’s Game and Divergent: Hall H

This panel, of course, is the behind the scenes for the YA books Ender’s Game and Divergent’s movie adaptations.

Guests for these panels are: Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfield, Abigail Breslin, producer Roberto Orci, and director Gavin Wood for Enders Game. For Divergent, author Veronica Roth will be in attendance, as well as Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Miles Teller, Maggie Q, Ansel Elgort, Ben Lamb, Mekhi Phifer, Ben Lloyd-Hughes and Christian Madsen.

AUTOGRAPHS: ENDER’S GAME: Line Drawing at 9 am!

AUTOGRAPHS: DIVERGENT: Line Drawing at 9 am!

7:00 PM: Panel: The Scoop at Simon and Schuster: Room 9

Get the inside word on Simon and Schuster’s upcoming books and the chance to win exclusive prizes! Lucille Rettino (vice president, director of marketing), Carolyn Swerdloff (marketing manager), Chrissy Noh (associate marketing director), Mara Anastas (vice president, deputy publisher), and Anna McKean (publicity manager) will give you the scoop on upcoming books from exciting authors, including Scott Westerfeld, Cassandra Clare, Orson Scott Card, Tony DiTerlizzi, and Brandon Mull. Hear what is going on with S&S’s hot properties and get a chance to win exclusive giveaways. All attendees will receive a limited edition T-shirt for the upcoming The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones movie.

Friday

12:00 PM: Panel and Autographs: Drawing Stories: What’s New in YA Graphic Novels: Room 25ABC

Vera Brosgol (Anya’s Ghost), Gris Grimly (Frankenstein), Faith Erin Hicks (Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong), Hope Larson (Who is AC?), and Paul Pope (Battling Boy) – five of the hottest YA graphic novel creators in the industry-discuss their current books, what’s involved in creating graphic novels for young adults, and why words and pictures go so well together in books for teens.

AUTOGRAPHS: 1:30 PM-Salls Pavilion

2:00 PM: From Idea To Buzz: The Team Behind a Literary Blockbuster 

Join author Marie Lu (Legend series, optioned by CBS Film), literary agent Sara Megibow (Nelson Literary Agency), and publicist Marisa Russell (Penguin Group) in a conversation moderated by literary agent Kate Schafer Testerman (kt literary) about the contribution of various members of a publishing team to the crafting, sale, and launch of a critically-acclaimed book series.

2:30 PM: Epic Fantasy: Room 24ABC

Dragons, elves, and magic-epic fantasy transports us to another world. Colleen Lindsay and some of the genre’s biggest authors discuss the worlds of their own creation and what fantasy has to say about our own world: Robin Hobb (Blood of Dragons), Raymond Feist (Magician’s End), Django Wexler (The Thousand Names),Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn and the Wheel of Time series), Melissa de la Cruz(Frozen), Christopher Paolini (the Inheritance cycle), and Daniel Abraham (The Tyrant’s Law).

AUTOGRAPHS: 4PM: Salls Pavilion

4:05 PM: Sony Screen Gems: Hall H

This panel highlights the movies being previewed by Sony, including Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Robocop and The Amazing Spiderman 2.

However, its main attraction (I think) is The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones part of the pane which features guests: author Cassandra Clare, director Harald Zwart and stars Lily Collins, Jamie Campbell Bower, Robert Sheehan and Kevin Zegers.

AUTOGRAPHS: CITY OF BONES: Line Drawing at 9 am!

7:00 PM: What’s Up with Penguin: Room 9

Anne Sowards (executive editor, Ace/Roc), Richard Johnson (InkLit), and Mia Garcia (young readers marketing) give you the dish on forthcoming books from our exciting authors and licensed properties, such as Charlaine Harris, Patricia Briggs, Jim Butcher, S. M. Stirling, Rachel Caine, Richelle Mead, Melissa de la Cruz, D. J. MacHale, Marie Lu, Adventure Time, and many more. You can expect lots of giveaways you won’t see anywhere else at the convention, including free advance reading copies!

Saturday

11:00 AM: When Girls Fall In Love: Room 23ABC

From The Hunger Games’ Katniss to Divergent’s Tris, no one knows how to give a solid ass-kicking like a YA novel heroine. But when these young ladies aren’t saving the world, overthrowing powerful regimes, or slaying everything from zombies to dragons, they still find time for romance. Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments),Ally Condie (Matched), Veronica Roth (Divergent), Holly Black (The Coldest Girl in Coldtown), Marissa Meyer (Scarlet), Lissa Price (Starters), and Veronica Wolff (The Watchers) discuss the delicate balance between killing and kissing, and what it takes to properly woo a YA heroine. Moderated by Sherri Smith (Orleans)

AUTOGRAPHS: 12:30 PM-Salls Pavilion

12:oo PM: Twilight Fan Fiction Panel: Room 29A

Writers Lyricalkris(My Biggest Mistake), Audryii_fic (The Definition of Want),Abstractway (Dodge and Burn), Plummy (The Babysitter), TheFicChick (Departures),FarDareisMai2 (Finger Painting), and moderator Kimpy0464 (The Nightingale Journals) are on hand for laughs and fun at the Twilight Fan Fiction group. They’ll answer questions about the challenges and joys of writing derivative fiction in theTwilight fandom and how to keep it fun.

1:35 PM: Lionsgate featuring I, Frankenstein and Hunger Games: Catching Fire: Hall H

I, Frankenstein stars Aaron Eckhart and Yvonne Strahovski appear with film director/writer Stuart Beattie and graphic novel author/writer Kevin Grevioux. Plus, the cast of the highly anticipated second installment of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire comes to Hall H for the first time. Panel moderated by Fandango chief correspondent Dave Karger. Never-before-seen footage is showcased from both films. Includes Q&A opportunity.

4:30 PM: The Vampire Diaries Special Video Presentation and Q & A: Ballroom 20

Making their fang-tastic fifth appearance at Comic-Con, the cast and creative team behind The Vampire Diaries vamp it up in San Diego! Series stars Nina Dobrev(Degrassi: The Next Generation), Paul Wesley (Roll Bounce), Ian Somerhalder (Lost),Candice Accola (Juno), and Kat Graham (Honey 2) join executive producers/writersJulie Plec (The Originals, Kyle XY) and Caroline Dries (Melrose Place) on stage for a video screening and Q&A session. The CW’s #1 series returns in the fall for its fifth season, promising twists, turns and-of course-(love) triangles in this new chapter for our heroes, post-graduation. From Bonanza Productions Inc., Outerbanks Entertainment, and Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios, The Vampire Diaries airs Thursdays at 8/7c on The CW, and The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Fourth Season will be released on Blu-ray combo pack, DVD and UltraViolet in September.

Sunday

11:oo AM: What’s Hot in Young Adult Fiction: Room 23A

Strong protagonists, engrossing romance, humor, action, and angst! Join authors for a Q&A session and chat about the hottest new titles and trends in YA fiction. Moderated by Nathan Bransford (Jacob Wonderbar and the Interstellar Time Warp) and featuring Rachel Cohn (Beta), Mark Frost (The Paladin Prophecy), Rachel Hawkins (Hex Hall Series), Tahereh Mafi (Unravel Me), Chelsea Pitcher (The S Word), Ransom Riggs (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children), Veronica Rossi (Through the Ever Night), Rainbow Rowell (Eleanor and Park), and Emma Trevayne (Coda).

AUTOGRAPHS: 12:30 PM-Salls Pavilion

2:oo PM: Witches and Fey, Monsters and Mortals: Room 24ABC

That vamp’s a tramp; this witch is a real bitch. Pixies will pinch, and the fey go beyond fairly frightening. The ghouls are ghastly, and we mere mortals are growing testy. Oh, and that creepy-looking fella is sprouting fur from his feet, and who knows “were” else! Jeanne Stein (the Anna Strong series) encourages S. M. Wheeler (Sea Change),Leigh Bardugo (The Grisha Trilogy), Brom (Krampus), Morgan Rhodes (Falling Kingdoms), Amber Benson (The Calliope Reaper-Jones series), Seanan McGuire(The October Daye series), Rachel Caine (the Morganville Vampires series), and C. Robert Cargill (Dreams and Shadows) to provide perspective on the monsters of myth.

AUTOGRAPHS: 3:30 PM-Salls Pavilion

2:30 PM: Safety Not Guaranteed: 23ABC

Dystopian societies, postapocalyptic scenarios, enhanced (and deadly) abilities, and mysterious government branches make the future a not-so-safe place to be. Moderator Anna Jarzab (Tandem) joins authors Marie Lu (the Legend series), Gen Albin (Crewel), Brandon Sanderson (Steelheart), Margaret Stohl (Icons), Amy Tintera (Reboot), and Michael Johnston (Frozen) as they discuss what it takes to survive in the future worlds they’ve created.

AUTOGRAPHS: 4:00 PM-Salls Pavilion

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There could be more panels/autograph signings/etc. at Comic Con for YA authors but this is as far as I know, based on the Comic Con Schedule. Other authors I know have said they will be there but are probably doing signings at private booths.

I will update this list if I find out more information!

And everyone have fun at Comic Con!