
YALC is the UK’s Young Adult Literature Convention returns for it's 7th year in 2020 - a 3 day celebration of the very best in young adult books and authors.
The first YALC took place at London Film & Comic Con in 2014 as Malorie Blackman’s major project as Waterstones Children’s Laureate 2013-2015. YALC has fast become a popular event bringing together fantastic authors, publishers and readers for three packed days of YA events, writing workshops, book signings, book-themed activities and more!
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Latest News

Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco
This book wasn’t too high up on my reading list – but I get sent a lovely copy and seeing how many good reviews this book got on Goodreads already before it had even come out I had to pick it up! I...

Syed Masood - More Than Just A Pretty Face Q&A Exclusive!
The wonderful Syed Masood took some time out to come and speak to us here at YALC about his new debut YA novel More Than Just a Pretty Face!
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My 10 ways of organising your books
You always need somewhere to store your books right?
Bookshelves are the most popular way of keeping your much loved possessions safe and on display for everyone to see. But how do you star...

‘Good Girl, Bad Blood’ by Holly Jackson
Holly Jackson appeared in the YA novel market last year with her debut novel A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and it instantly became a MASSIVE hit! Her first novel was definitely one of my favourites...

‘The Love Hypothesis’ by Laura Stevens
This is Laura’s first novel not part of the Izzy O’Neill series (which I loved). It’s an amazing book and totally different to her other works!
...
‘Harley in the Sky’ by Akemi Dawn Bowman
I was so honoured when Akemi Dawn Bowman herself actually offered me a physical copy of her latest novel early, because I have been trying to get my hands on it for a while now and sadly couldn’t. ...

10 YA Books to Movies/TV in 2020
As we all know, film adaptations of books aren’t uncommon. And yes, the books definitely tend to be better than the films or shows which are released, but we can’t help but love watching our favour...

‘White Eagles’ by Elizabeth Wein
Another book from the amazing team at Barrington Stoke Teens, Elizabeth Wein has written a beautiful dyslexic friendly, easy read novel reliving a well known historical moment and great friendship ...

‘Unstoppable’ by Dan Freedman Review
Unstoppable is Dan Freedman’s first young adult novel. This is not part of his football series, ‘James Johnson’ and is not aimed at sport fans, although it does include some football which we all k...

‘Toffee’ by Sarah Crossan Book Review
If you have ever picked up a Sarah Crossan book before you will understand what I am about to say. Her books are not written in the usual way. Sarah has an amazing way of making a story fit into wh...
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Latest News

Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco
This book wasn’t too high up on my reading list – but I get sent a lovely copy and seeing how many good reviews this book got on Goodreads already before it had even come out I had to pick it up! I...

Syed Masood - More Than Just A Pretty Face Q&A Exclusive!
The wonderful Syed Masood took some time out to come and speak to us here at YALC about his new debut YA novel More Than Just a Pretty Face!
...
My 10 ways of organising your books
You always need somewhere to store your books right?
Bookshelves are the most popular way of keeping your much loved possessions safe and on display for everyone to see. But how do you star...

‘Good Girl, Bad Blood’ by Holly Jackson
Holly Jackson appeared in the YA novel market last year with her debut novel A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and it instantly became a MASSIVE hit! Her first novel was definitely one of my favourites...

‘The Love Hypothesis’ by Laura Stevens
This is Laura’s first novel not part of the Izzy O’Neill series (which I loved). It’s an amazing book and totally different to her other works!
...
‘Harley in the Sky’ by Akemi Dawn Bowman
I was so honoured when Akemi Dawn Bowman herself actually offered me a physical copy of her latest novel early, because I have been trying to get my hands on it for a while now and sadly couldn’t. ...

10 YA Books to Movies/TV in 2020
As we all know, film adaptations of books aren’t uncommon. And yes, the books definitely tend to be better than the films or shows which are released, but we can’t help but love watching our favour...

‘White Eagles’ by Elizabeth Wein
Another book from the amazing team at Barrington Stoke Teens, Elizabeth Wein has written a beautiful dyslexic friendly, easy read novel reliving a well known historical moment and great friendship ...

‘Unstoppable’ by Dan Freedman Review
Unstoppable is Dan Freedman’s first young adult novel. This is not part of his football series, ‘James Johnson’ and is not aimed at sport fans, although it does include some football which we all k...

‘Toffee’ by Sarah Crossan Book Review
If you have ever picked up a Sarah Crossan book before you will understand what I am about to say. Her books are not written in the usual way. Sarah has an amazing way of making a story fit into wh...