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Saturday, June 29 • 9:00am - 9:50am
LGBTQ in YA panel discussion

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A panel discussion on how LGBTQ representation is changing in Young Adult books.

Speakers
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Britta Lundin

Author/TV writer
Britta Lundin is a TV writer, novelist, and comic book writer. She most recently wrote on the show Riverdale on the CW. Her young adult novel SHIP IT is out now from Freeform Books. A longtime fanfiction reader and writer, she can track her life milestones by what she was shipping... Read More →
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Alison Cherry

Author
author of THE PROS OF CONS (co-written with Lindsay Ribar and Michelle Schusterman)
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Lindsay Ribar

Author, PenguinTeen
Lindsay Ribar is the author of the YA novels THE PROS OF CONS (co-written with Alison Cherry and Michelle Schusterman); ROCKS FALL, EVERYONE DIES; THE ART OF WISHING; and THE FOURTH WISH. She spent nine years as a literary agent, and now works in contracts at DAW Books. Ask her about... Read More →
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Aminah Mae Safi

Author
Aminah Mae Safi is a Muslim-American writer who explores art, fiction, feminism, and film. She's the winner of the We Need Diverse Books short story contest. She lives in Los Angeles, California, with her partner and two cats. She is the author of NOT THE GIRLS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR... Read More →
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Michelle Schusterman

Author
Michelle Schusterman is the author of over a dozen books for kids and teens, including SPELL & SPINDLE, OLIVE AND THE BACKSTAGE GHOST, and the series THE KAT SINCLAIR FILES and I HEART BAND. She co-authored the YA novel THE PROS OF CONS with Alison Cherry and Lindsay Ribar, and co-authored... Read More →


Saturday June 29, 2019 9:00am - 9:50am PDT
Main Ballroom