Operation Literacy presents
TWEEN TICKET DETAILS
$39
This incredible program connects children with bestselling authors at an age when a child is still deciding who they are and what they might become.
The tween author program is proven to have a major impact on students, schools, and communities! Attendees leave feeling greater empathy, confidence, knowledge, and enthusiasm; ready to tell their unique stories.
Included:
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Choose from AM or PM sessions on Friday, Feb. 21. Different authors are teaching in different sessions. Attend just one session, or sign up for both.
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Every attendee gets a voucher for a free paperback book by one of our participating authors!
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Participate in an author signing just for tweens.
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Prepare to make new friends, come with a school group, or sign up with a book-loving buddy.
Add-Ons:
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Purchase additional paperback and hardback book vouchers along with your tween ticket so they can shop in the tween bookstore without having to carry cash at the event.
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Enter the tween 1st Paragraph Contests!
TWEEN PROGRAM
KEYNOTES
MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX
Friday, Feb 21 @ 11:00 am
AM Session Keynote Address
Margaret Peterson Haddix has written 50 books for kids and teens. Her books have been honored with New York Times bestseller status, the International Reading Association’s Children’s Book Award; American Library Association Best Book and Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers notations; and numerous state reader’s choice awards. They have also been translated into more than twenty different languages.
BREAKOUT CLASSES
JENNIFER NIELSEN
Friday, Feb 21 @ 2:30 pm
PM Session Keynote Address
#1 New York Times Bestselling author, Jennifer Nielsen, was born and raised in northern Utah, where she still lives today with her family. She is the author of The Ascendance series, beginning with THE FALSE PRINCE; the TRAITOR’S GAME series, the historical novels, UPRISING, ICEBERG, A NIGHT DIVIDED, WORDS ON FIRE, LINES OF COURAGE and several other titles. She loves chocolate, old books, and lazy days in the mountains.
ELAINE VICKERS
Grow Your Story, the Organic Way
This class will help you grow the seed of your story into what it naturally needs to be and avoid the danger of trying to fit it too neatly into any formula or prescribed structure. Whether you’re starting with a character, a theme, an overall concept, or a mini scene, we’ll use principles from John Truby’s Anatomy of Story to turn that first spark into the framework for a whole novel by organically drawing out the elements in your initial idea. Come prepared to dive in and get some work done in this workshop-style class!
KEALA RIVERA
The Story Triforce of Character, Worldbuilding, and Plot
Every adventure relies on the three key parts of a story: character, world building, and plot. Once you understand why they're necessary, and how they build on each other, you can unlock story experiences that entice, entrance, and excite readers from beginning to end.
RENA BARRON
THE ART OF WORLDBUILDING
Craft Believable Worlds from the Fantastical to the Real, students will begin by exploring what worldbuilding entails and why it is essential in storytelling. The session will lay the groundwork for constructing compelling worlds, followed by an interactive analysis of worldbuilding in action. The presentation will conclude with a reflection on the discoveries made and how to apply them to our writing projects.
VEEDA BYBEE
THE POWER OF A WRITING SPRINT
Want to find motivation to write? Only 20 minutes and a timer will help you tackle the writer’s block and self-doubt. This class will give you tools to help you create and stay focused. Writing takes practice and these simple exercises can help strengthen your author muscle.
SCHEDULE OUTLINE
8:00
REGISTRATION CHECK-IN AND ACTIVITIES
9:00
OPENING CEREMONIES
9:15
BREAKOUT #1
by Frank Cole
9:45
BREAKOUT #2
by Kaela Rivera
10:15
BREAKOUT #3
by Yamile Saied Mendez
10:45
CLOSING SESSION & KEYNOTE
11:30
SIGNING TO 12:45
AM SESSION
11:30
REGISTRATION CHECK- IN & ACTIVITIES
12:30
OPENING CEREMONIES
12:45
BREAKOUT #1
by Elaine Vickers
1:15
BREAKOUT #2
by Veeda Bybee
1:45
BREAKOUT #3
by Rena Barron
2:15
CLOSING SESSION & KEYNOTE
3:00
SIGNING
PM SESSION
TWEEN ADD-ONS
1ST PARAGRAPH CONTEST
Would your tween like their work judged by writing professionals? Submit to the 1st Paragraph Contest for the chance to win an award!
PLAN YOUR EPIC WEEKEND
You have your tickets, you've snagged your add-on experiences, now you're ready to plan for an epic StoryCon weekend!
