2023 Colorado Teen Literature Conference

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2023 Colorado Teen Literature Conference

7:30am PDT

Registration Opens TBA

8:30am PDT

Welcome and Introductions TBA

8:40am PDT

Keynote Event: Mark H. Parsons TBAMark H. Parsons

9:15am PDT

Break TBA

9:30am PDT

Teens Only: Wendelin Van Draanen Lecture HallWendelin Van Draana A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words: The Differences Between Manga, Graphic Novels, and Comic Books TBAAnnie Spencer Behind the Mic: Audiobook Narration with YA Narrator Emily Ellet TBAEmily Ellet Censorship and Book Bans: Empowering Teens and Educators TBAJulia Torres • Arra Katona Five Ways to Engage Reluctant Readers Room 8Fleur Bradley Create Your Future: Turning Passion into a Career TBAChristine Dyar

10:30am PDT

Break TBA

10:45am PDT

Teens Only: Mark H. Parsons Lecture HallMark H. Parsons What's New in YA? TBABridget Kiely • Cathrine Boddie Beyond Schools: Building New Community Partnerships TBALauren Chartier • June McGinn Editing: Do I really need to edit? Marriott HotelCheryl Carpinello How to Get Away with Manga: A Guide to Fighting Graphic Literature Censorship TBARowan Mashburn Teach Machine Learning to Teens! TBABritt Bloom • Hannah Zwahlen

12:00pm PDT

Lunch TBA

12:45pm PDT

Keynote Event: Wendelin Van Draanan TBAWendelin Van Draana

1:15pm PDT

Break TBA

1:30pm PDT

Local Author Panel TBAThane Benson • Meg Long • Leslie Vedder • Jenny Peterson Booktalk B-I-N-G-O Room 8 (Marriott Hotel)Catherine Boddie • Erica Schimmel Booktalk B-I-N-G-O TBACatherine Boddie • Erica Schimmel The Colorado Blue YA Book Award Empowers Youth as Readers TBAJulie Neitz Wielga Writing with Myth TBALaurel Bergsten

2:30pm PDT

Break

2:45pm PDT

Teen Connection Panel TBA

4:00pm PDT

Book Signing TBA