That’s right, it’s that time of year again! It’s that weekend when every die-hard geek/nerd/techhead on the East Coast (and from places far beyond) makes their yearly pilgrimage to Atlanta, Georgia, for Labor Day Weekend, aka Dragon*Con. There are costume contests, panels with authors/actors/writers/scientists/artists and more, expositions, art displays, vendor stalls galore and general all-around geekery.
Some use D*C as a weekend to party, others use it as a time to meet friends, still others use it as a chance to get updated on the sci-fi/fantasy/nerd culture in general. Personally, I use it as a weekend to get those coveted updates, fangirl over my favorite actors and shows and books and a chance to learn new things, like book information or crafting techniques.
One neat track (events in the same genre or subject) is the Young Adult Literature track. This track is all about YA books and basically everything that surrounds them. So. Awesome. If you’re a lover of teen novels, this is the track for you at D*C! There is going to focuses on current popular books, such as The Hunger Games—From Page to Screen panel at 5:30 pm on Friday, as well as less mainstream panels, like Under the Covers, a panel on cover art at 11:30 am on Saturday.
YA authors will be there at some of panels; these authors include Diana Peterfreund (Rampant and For Darkness Shows the Stars), Jonathan Maberry (Rot & Ruin and Dust & Decay) and C.J. Redwine (Defiance). Used to love Reading Rainbow? LeVar Burton, the host of Reading Rainbow, is going to be there on Sunday at 2:30 pm to talk about it! The YA Lit track is also throwing their annual Yule Ball (a nod to Harry Potter) on Sunday at 8:30 pm. If you’re going to Dragon*Con and have a smidge of interest in YA, definitely check out one of the YA track panels.
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I'm very jealous! Hope you have fun!
ReplyDeleteThank you! You should try to go next year, it is terribly fun! ^_^
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