2025 ALAN Workshop: Speaker

Listen to the award-winning author Angeline Boulley speak on Monday morning, November 24th at the ALAN Workshop. If you still have Fire Keeper’s Daughter and/or Warrior Girl Unearthed in your TBR pile, move them to the top.

Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to hear her speak by registering today for the ALAN Workshop at https://convention.ncte.org/registration/

Registration includes two days of author panels, keynotes, & talks; a box of books written by ALAN authors; Sunday Night Author Meet & Greet Reception; box lunch on Monday; light snacks/coffee during breaks on Monday & Tuesday; Poster sessions; ALAN Writing Seminar session with an award-winning author on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session; AND a year’s membership to ALAN!

2025 ALAN Workshop: A Matter of Life & Death

Join Peyton June and Amber McBride as they discuss A Matter of Life & Death! It’s a panel that you surely don’t want to miss at the 2025 ALAN Workshop in Denver in November!

Register for the workshop at: https://convention.ncte.org/registration/

Registration includes two days of author panels, keynotes, & talks; a box of books written by ALAN authors; Sunday Night Author Meet & Greet Reception; box lunch on Monday; light snacks/coffee during breaks on Monday & Tuesday; Poster sessions; ALAN Writing Seminar session with an award-winning author on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session; AND a year’s membership to ALAN!

2025 ALAN Workshop: In Conversation: Working Together to Dispel Myths

Are you ready to hear Alex L. Combs and Andrew Eakett In Conversation? They will discuss Working Together to Dispel Myths at 9:20 am on Monday, November 24th at the 2025 ALAN Workshop. If you have never been to the annual workshop, part of the magic is listening to the authors speak and share their inspiration.

Be sure to register for the workshop today so that you don’t miss these two and many others share in their insight into The Legacy of YA: https://convention.ncte.org/registration/

Registration includes two days of author panels, keynotes, & talks; a box of books written by ALAN authors; Sunday Night Author Meet & Greet Reception; box lunch on Monday; light snacks/coffee during breaks on Monday & Tuesday; Poster sessions; ALAN Writing Seminar session with an award-winning author on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session; AND a year’s membership to ALAN!

2025 ALAN Workshop: Stand Up & Fight Panel

Stand Up & Fight, the first panel on Monday, November 24th, features authors Gary E. Park, Maria Van Lieshout and Paula Chase. Perhaps your box of books will include all or one of these authors’ books! Opening your box of books on Monday morning is just one of the joys that attending the ALAN Workshop ignites!

Start making your plans and register today at https://convention.ncte.org/registration/

Registration includes two days of author panels, keynotes, & talks; a box of books written by ALAN authors; Sunday Night Author Meet & Greet Reception; box lunch on Monday; light snacks/coffee during breaks on Monday & Tuesday; Poster sessions; ALAN Writing Seminar session with an award-winning author on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session; AND a year’s membership to ALAN!

2025 ALAN Workshop: Keynote

We are pleased to announce that Cynthia Leitich Smith (Mvskoke Nation) will be the Monday Opening Keynote Speaker (8:10am) at the 2025 ALAN Workshop.

Cynthia Leitich Smith is the author-curator of Heartdrum, a Native-focused imprint at HarperCollins Children’s Books and a New York Times bestselling author. Her latest titles include ON A WING AND A TEAR, the BLUE STARS graphic novel series, FIREFLY SEASON, and LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN: INTERTRIBAL STORIES.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear her speak! Register for the 2025 ALAN Workshop today by visiting http://convention.ncte.org/registration.

Registration includes two days of author panels, keynotes, & talks; a box of books written by ALAN authors; Sunday Night Author Meet & Greet Reception; box lunch on Monday; light snacks/coffee during breaks on Monday & Tuesday; Poster sessions; ALAN Writing Seminar session with an award-winning author on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session; AND a year’s membership to ALAN!

2024 ALAN Workshop: Journalistic Reflections: Thriller Commentary

2024 ALAN Workshop Interactive Panel: Journalistic Reflections: Thriller Commentary

We are so excited for this interactive panel: Journalistic Reflections: Thriller Commentary with Codie Crowley and Jumata Emill! Interactive panels are a new type of panel debuting at the 2024 ALAN workshop! ALAN participants will have the opportunity to turn in questions to ask the panelists.

When you start making your ALAN 2024 plans, make sure to have them include staying all the way through Tuesday when the workshop ends, so you don’t miss out on some amazing authors including this panel.

Registration for ALAN 2024 is now open at https://convention.ncte.org/2024-convention/ and includes two days of author panels, keynotes & talks; a box of books written by ALAN authors; Sunday Night Author Meet & Greet Reception; box lunch on Monday; light snacks/coffee during breaks on Monday & Tuesday; Poster sessions; ALAN Writing Seminar session with award-winning authors on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session; AND a year’s membership to ALAN!

2024 ALAN Workshop: Reimagined: Fairy Tales Renewed

2024 ALAN Workshop Interactive Panel: Reimagined: Fairy Tales Renewed

On day 1 of ALAN 2024, we have another exciting panel: Reimagined: Fairy Tales Renewed, a panel featuring Jen Calonita and Kalynn Bayron! This is an interactive panel which is a new type of panel debuting at the 2024 ALAN workshop. ALAN participants will have the opportunity to turn in questions to ask the panelists.

Registration for ALAN 2024 is now open at https://convention.ncte.org/2024-convention/ and includes two days of author panels, keynotes & talks; a box of books written by ALAN authors; Sunday Night Author Meet & Greet Reception; box lunch on Monday; light snacks/coffee during breaks on Monday & Tuesday; Poster sessions; ALAN Writing Seminar session with award-winning authors on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session; AND a year’s membership to ALAN!

2024 ALAN Workshop: Enchanted Affairs: Romance in Fantasy Realms

2024 ALAN Workshop Panel: Enchanted Affairs: Romance in Fantasy Realms

Are you excited yet? How about this?! On Monday, November 25th we have Enchanted Affairs: Romance in Fantasy Realms, a panel featuring Hafsah Faizal and Hayley Dennings! It’s not to be missed!

Registration for ALAN 2024 is now open at https://convention.ncte.org/2024-convention/ and includes two days of author panels, keynotes & talks; a box of books written by ALAN authors; Sunday Night Author Meet & Greet Reception; box lunch on Monday; light snacks/coffee during breaks on Monday & Tuesday; Poster sessions; ALAN Writing Seminar session with award-winning authors on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session; AND a year’s membership to ALAN!

2024 ALAN Workshop: Randy Ribay

2024 ALAN Workshop Individual Speaker: Randy Ribay

We are excited to share that on Monday at 5:20pm, Randy Ribay will be speaking at the #ALAN24 Workshop!

Registration for ALAN 2024 is now open at https://convention.ncte.org/2024-convention/ and includes two days of author panels, keynotes & talks; a box of books written by ALAN authors; Sunday Night Author Meet & Greet Reception; box lunch on Monday; light snacks/coffee during breaks on Monday & Tuesday; Poster sessions; ALAN Writing Seminar session with award-winning authors on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session; AND a year’s membership to ALAN!

2024 ALAN Workshop: Pam Muñoz Ryan

2024 ALAN Workshop Individual Speaker: Pam Muñoz Ryan

We are excited to share that on Monday at 11:05am, Pam Muñoz Ryan will be speaking at the #ALAN24 Workshop!

Registration for ALAN 2024 is now open at https://convention.ncte.org/2024-convention/ and includes two days of author panels, keynotes & talks; a box of books written by ALAN authors; Sunday Night Author Meet & Greet Reception; box lunch on Monday; light snacks/coffee during breaks on Monday & Tuesday; Poster sessions; ALAN Writing Seminar session with award-winning authors on Saturday evening during the NCTE SIG session; AND a year’s membership to ALAN!