Hey, everyone. I’m back in the States for the New York Teen Author Festival (#NYCTAF). I’ll be doing several events, and there are many more to choose from. Here’s the complete schedule.

And here’s my personal schedule:

“What is YA anyway?”

Monday, March 16

Mulberry Street NYPL, 10 Jersey St

6-8pm

At a time when YA feels ascendant, we’re going to check in and ask: What is YA, anyway? Where does it come from? What does it mean to authors, readers, and the media? Where is it going? Are there fears that it’s just a “trend” right now, and that the pendulum will swing away from it again … or is YA here to stay? How, as writers, do we continue to keep it evolving? None of us will have answers, but we’ll certainly have opinions.

Leigh Bardugo

Daniel Ehrenhaft

Donna Freitas

Lev Grossman

Micol Ostow

Danielle Paige

Scott Westerfeld

moderator: David Levithan

Reader’s Theater/Signing

Friday March 20

Union Square Barnes & Noble, 33 E 17th St

7-8:30pm

Our annual Reader’s Theater, which is always a highlight of the Festival. I will follow up with more details on this one. This year we’ll have two groups of four, with me as the swing.

Cathleen Bell

Holly Black

Heather Demetrios

Kevin Emerson

Tanuja Desai Hidier

Kathryn Holmes

David Levithan

Scott Westerfeld

Exploring Feminist YA

Saturday March 21

42nd Street NYPL, Bartos Forum, 5th Ave at 42nd St

1:40-2:30pm

A conversation about gender in YA, and about writing and promoting feminist YA in particular.

Libba Bray

Gayle Forman

Nova Ren Suma

Scott Westerfeld

moderator: David Levithan

No-Foolin’ Mega-Signing

Sunday March 22

Books of Wonder, 18 W 18th St

1-4pm

My signing slot is 3:30-4pm. Seee the complete schedule for everyone else involved.

Hope to see many of you in NYC!