{"id":2214,"date":"2014-09-18T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/childrens-literature\/?p=2214"},"modified":"2014-09-16T14:49:58","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T14:49:58","slug":"ya-author-talks-for-ages-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/childrens-literature\/2014\/09\/18\/ya-author-talks-for-ages-12\/","title":{"rendered":"YA Author Talks for Ages 12+"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Adolescence can be difficult to navigate, but YA authors and poets create worlds of fantasy and intrigue that help us cope with problems we face growing up. Poet and author <strong>Benjamin Zephaniah<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/childrens-literature\/event\/benjamin-zephaniah\/\" target=\"_blank\">will discuss the social and political issues<\/a> of his new book <em>Terror Kid<\/em>, and the way the passion of a young man can take a deadly turn.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re also joined by two authors with their fingers on the pulse of current affairs. <a href=\"http:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/childrens-literature\/event\/robert-muchamore-and-sophie-mckenzie\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Robert Muchamore<\/strong><\/a> and <strong>Sophie McKenzie<\/strong> will talk about both of their latest adventure novels for young adults: <strong>Muchamore\u2019s <\/strong><em>Rock War<\/em> and <strong>McKenzie\u2019s<\/strong> <em>Split Second<\/em>. These bestselling authors will also talk about writing suspenseful and stimulating plots in YA novels. Bestselling fantasy writers <a href=\"http:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/childrens-literature\/event\/garth-nix-joe-abercrombie\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Garth Nix<\/strong> and <strong>Joe Abercrombie<\/strong><\/a> will also discuss their latest novels: <strong>Nix\u2019s <\/strong>prequel to his Old Kingdom series, <em>Clariel<\/em>, and <strong>Abercrombie\u2019s<\/strong> debut into YA fiction with <em>Half a King<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In the works of <a href=\"http:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/childrens-literature\/event\/sally-green-and-marcus-sedgwick\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sally Green <\/strong>and <strong>Marcus Sedgewick<\/strong><\/a> fantasy and magic take a darker turn. <strong>Sedgewick\u2019s <\/strong><em>The Ghosts of Heaven<\/em> took years of preparation to write and delves into humankind\u2019s past, while <strong>Green\u2019s<\/strong> <em>Half Bad<\/em> relates the story of rival groups of witches in the modern world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/childrens-literature\/event\/moira-young-and-michael-grant\/\" target=\"_blank\">The darker side of fiction continues<\/a> with <strong>Michael Grant <\/strong>discussing his new series, <em>Messenger of Fear<\/em>, and he\u2019s joined by <strong>Moira Young<\/strong>, author of the best-selling dystopian trilogy Dust Lands. <strong>Lucy Mangan<\/strong> from <em>The Guardian<\/em> will join <strong>Grant <\/strong>and <strong>Young<\/strong> as they talk about their books.<\/p>\n<p>To cap off the Festival, <a href=\"http:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/childrens-literature\/event\/david-almond-melvin-burgess-and-mal-peet-ya-or-not-ya\/\" target=\"_blank\">join our Guest Artistic Director, <\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bathfestivals.org.uk\/childrens-literature\/event\/david-almond-melvin-burgess-and-mal-peet-ya-or-not-ya\/\" target=\"_blank\">David Almond<\/a>,<\/strong> and fellow authors <strong>Melvin Burgess <\/strong>and <strong>Mal Peet, <\/strong>as they talk with publisher <strong>David Fickling<\/strong> about the YA genre, and whether\u00a0 authors, publishers, and readers all view this fairly new category with the same fondness.<\/p>\n<h5>by Festival Intern Chelsea Winebrener<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Adolescence can be difficult to navigate, but YA authors and poets create worlds of fantasy and intrigue that help us cope with problems we face growing up. 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