The Greater Houston Teen Book Convention
teenbookcon schedule
of events
 TEENBOOKCON SCHEDULE
 9:00 - 10:00
 Book Sales (all day), Entertainment
 10:00 - 10:45
Keynote Speech by CHRIS CRUTCHER!
 10:55 - 11:35
Choose a panel
 11:35 - 12:35
 Lunch, Book Sales, Entertainment!
 12:35 - 1:15
 Choose a panel
 1:25 - 2:05
 Choose a panel
 2:15 - 2:55
 Choose a panel
 3:00 - 3:40 Closing Speech by SHARON DRAPER
 & Door Prize winners announced*!
*must be present to win
 3:40 - 5:00
Author Signing Lines, Book Sales!
*Schedule subject to change--make sure to pick up a program when you arrive at TeenBookCon. And don't forget to enter our door prize drawings!

Please note: due to his tight schedule, Chris Crutcher will only be signing books at lunch, not during the end of day author signing session.
 
 PANELS

 TAKE ME AWAY
Lenore Appelhans
Tera Lynn Childs
A. G. Howard
Sophie Jordan
Stacey Kade
Shannon Messenger
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
Cinda Williams Chima
Alaya Dawn Johnson
Jennifer Nielsen
Caragh O'Brien
Mary Pearson
Morgan Rhodes 
MURDER & MAYHEM
Kate Brian
Sharon Draper
Maureen Johnson
Barry Lyga
Robin Wasserman 
 POWER OF MEMORY
Leigh Bardugo
Jessica Brody
Bethany Frenette
Claudia Gray
Dan Krokos
Lisa McMann
ADDICTED TO LOVE
Justina Chen
Stacey Jay
Mary Lindsey
Jennifer E. Smith
Tamara Ireland Stone
MAKING THE BEST OF IT
Jen Calonita
Chris Crutcher
Kay Honeyman
Amy McNamara
Lauren Morrill
Francisco X. Stork
   A PICTURE IS WORTH
1,000 WORDS
Faith Erin Hicks
Mark Nasso
MK Reed
Bruce Small
 


Each panel of authors presents four times.
After the Keynote Speech, you will be able to choose which panel to see first, then after the first session, it's time for lunch. After lunch, you will select three more panel sessions to attend and then it's time for the author signing session!

Please note: it will be impossible for you to see every author at TeenBookCon as there are seven panels to choose from but each panel group only presents four times. So bring a friend--divide and conquer then compare notes after TeenBookCon!

For more information about how the day works, see our FAQs page!

Seating preference will be given to teens at all author sessions.


 LUNCH
Concessions (pizza, chips, soda & water, fresh fruit, snacks) will be available for purchase. Sales support the Taylor Junior Class!

To save time at lunch, you can purchase concessions tickets when you arrive.
Lunch ticket sales will be in the Taylor rotunda.

Amy's Ice Creams will also be on site selling their delicious desserts. A portion of the sales will be donated back to TeenBookCon.


New this year: the Golden Grill Food Truck will be selling varieties of grilled cheese sandwiches in the back courtyard.
  • They take cash or credit cards only.
  • *They will not be able to take lunch tickets!
  • As a special treat, Lisa McMann will be in the food truck serving your sandwiches to you (during the lunch hour only)!!!

 BOOKS
Blue Willow Bookshop is the official bookseller of TeenBookCon.  All featured authors’ books will be available for purchase all day.  Buy books at the festival and have them signed by your favorite authors at the end of the day!

All authors will be available to sign only books.  You must purchase a book at the festival to get into the signing lines. 

You may buy as many books as you would like to have signed that day, but to enter the signing lines, you must have a receipt from Blue Willow showing that you have purchased at least one of the authors’ books from the festival.  

Your receipt from Blue Willow will also entitle you to bring 2 additional books from home to be signed by the authors as well.

Cash and Credit Cards will be accepted.

Due to time constraints, Sharon Draper and Maureen Johnson's signing lines will be limited to two books per person (if time permits, you may get back in line again).

Due to even tighter time constraints, Chris Crutcher will only be doing book signings during the lunch hour. He will not be able to do posed photos and will be limited to one book signing per person. There is very little chance of making it through his line a second time. Please take that into consideration when planning your day at TeenBookCon.

 YOUR TEENBOOKCON TO-DO LIST
  • Have fun!
  • Meet all of your favorite and soon-to-be-favorite authors
  • Attend the Keynote Address at 10 a.m.
  • Sit in on different author panels throughout the day
  • Participate in activities--temporary tattoo booth, face painting, bring your cell phone camera for our photo booth, button making and more
  • Listen to live music by local teens
  • Have an author sign your book at the end of the day
  • Hang out with your friends and meet other teens who love reading
  • Join us for authors, books, prizes, pizza, gooey grilled cheese, Amy's Ice Creams and tons of fun!