The Young Adult Tent features accessible readings, panels, and conversations for youth ages 13+. Audiences are invited to engage in conversations with authors and artists taking on topics from activism, comics, identity politics, becoming an author, romance, horror, and more! Meet Canada’s leading Young Adult fiction and nonfiction authors and illustrators.
The Young Adult Tent is located in RBG’s Cherry Hill Tent, West of the Rose Garden and includes activity stations to accommodate different styles of audience engagement, as well as a small quiet tent located adjacent to the presentation tent for youth that prefer to be slightly removed from amplified sounds and would like to use Telling Tales’ collection of fidget toys and drawing materials.
Directly following each presentation head to Epic Books, Official YA Bookseller/Autograph Tent (located in the same area) to buy your favourite featured book and have it signed by the creator!
These presentations are aimed at youth ages 13+ and will contain content and language appropriate for a young adult audience. Parental Guidance is recommended for children 12 and under interested in attending these presentations.
Presentations
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PMJoin youth activist, software engineer, and author, Charlene Rocha for a 60-minute workshop on activism in the Young Adult Tent! […]
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12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
Hamilton-local academic and board games cafe owner, Megan Suttie, will explore the nuances of writing for Young Adult readers in […]
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1:40 PM - 2:40 PM
Author Vikki VanSickle brings the nostalgia of summer camp to the Young Adult Tent in her 60-minute camp-themed workshop. Inspired […]
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3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Join authors Rosena Fung (Age 16) and Jessica Vitalis (Coyote Queen) as they discuss crafting stories that focus on difficult […]
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4:20 PM - 5:20 PM
Ever wonder what it’s like to have your words made visual? Join Adrienne Kress (Bendy) and Joel A. Sutherland (Haunted […]
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Join author Cheryl Isaacs (The Unfinished) as she interviews award-winning YA author Jen Ferguson (A Constellation of Minor Bears). Meet […]
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Join Nadia L. Hohn, fellow author and the creator of Sankofa’s Pen, as she chats with Black Canadian Children’s Literature […]
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1:20 PM - 2:20 AM
“Come to me, my X-Men, Avengers Assemble, Thunder, thunder, ThunderCats Ho, Super Dee Duper”, our favourite superheroes and comic book […]
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2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
Join Stephanie Wells from Canadian Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) as she explores Young Adult horror literature with three exciting voices […]
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3:40 PM - 4:40 PM
There are ways to tell stories beyond the printed word! Join three unique storytellers in a discussion on how they […]
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