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If you’re attend­ing the ALAN Work­shop at NCTE in Orlando–or just con­sid­er­ing attend­ing the workshop–you may be inter­ested in the list of authors who will be par­tic­i­pat­ing in the Great­est YA Show on Earth:

Ses­sion: AL.01 — 8:00 am to 2:00 pm 11/22/2010 For­mat: Day-Long Work­shop
Room: Unas­signed Topic: Lit­er­a­ture
Level(s): Gen­eral (pro­pos­als of inter­est at all instruc­tional lev­els)
Title: LOOKING FOR THE REAL ME: THE SEARCH FOR SELF IN YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE
(Spon­sor­ing Group: Assem­bly on Lit­er­a­ture for Adols­cents of NCTE/ALAN)
Young adult lit­er­a­ture afi­ciona­dos, such as teach­ers, librar­i­ans, pro­fes­sors, authors, edi­tors, and pub­lish­ers come together to cel­e­brate the genre. Pre­sen­ta­tions, read­ings, break­out ses­sions, and author sign­ings com­prise the major­ity of this two-day work­shop.
Trade­book Authors:

• Tom Angle­berger, Abrams Books for Young Read­ers and Amulet Books, New York, New York
• Der­rick Barnes, Scholas­tic, Inc., New York, New York
• Holly Black, Simon and Schus­ter, Inc., New York, New York
• Judy Blun­dell, Scholas­tic, Inc., New York, New York
• Robin Brande, Ran­dom House Children’s Books, New York, New York
• Sig­mund Brouwer, Orca Pub­lish­ers, Vic­to­ria, British Colum­bia, Canada
• Ally Carter, Dis­ney Book Group, New York, New York
• Sar­wat Chadda, Dis­ney Book Group, New York, New York
• Cinda Williams Chima, Dis­ney Book Group, New York, New York
• Cas­san­dra Clare, Simon and Schus­ter, Inc., New York, New York
• Rachel Cohn, Ran­dom House Children’s Books, New York, New York
• Sneed Col­lard, Buck­ing Horse Press, Mis­soula, Mon­tana, and Peachtree Pub­lish­ers, Atlanta, Georgia
• Art Cor­riveau, Abrams Books for Young Read­ers and Amulet Books, New York, New York
• Brent Craw­ford, Dis­ney Book Group, New York, New York
• Melissa de la Cruz, Dis­ney Book Group, New York, New York
• Matt de la Pena, Ran­dom House Children’s Books, New York, New York
• Car­los Eire, Simon and Schus­ter, Inc., New York, New York
• Becca Fitz­patrick, Simon and Schus­ter, Inc., New York, New York
• David Macin­nis Gill, Harper­Collins Children’s Books, New York, New York
• Christina Diaz Gon­za­lez, author, Ran­dom House Children’s Books, New York, New York, ‘Will the Real Latino/a Please Stand Up’ –share–
• Amy Gor­don, Hol­i­day House, New York, New York
• P.J. Haarsma, Can­dlewick Press, Somerville, Massachusetts
• Laban Car­rick Hill, Lit­tle, Brown, New York, New York
• Sara Hol­brook, Men­tor, Ohio
• Ellen Hop­kins, Simon and Schus­ter, Inc., New York, New York
• A.S. King, Ran­dom House Children’s Books, New York, New York
• Lisa Klein, Bloomsbury/Walker Books for Young Read­ers, New York, New York
• David Levithan, Ran­dom House Children’s Books, New York, New York
• Malinda Lo, Lit­tle, Brown Books for Young Read­ers New York, New York
• Car­olyn Mack­ler, Harper­Collins Children’s Books, New York, New York
• Abby McDon­ald, Can­dlewick Press, Somerville, Massachusetts
• Lisa McMann, Simon and Schus­ter, Inc., New York, New York
• Sarah Mly­nowski, Ran­dom House Children’s Books, New York, New York
• Lau­ren Myr­a­cle, Abrams Books for Young Read­ers and Amulet Books, New York, New York
• Lau­ren Oliver, Harper­Collins, New York, New York
• Cindy Pon, Harper­Collins Children’s Books, New York, New York
• Janette Ral­li­son, Bloomsbury/Walker Books for Young Read­ers, New York, New York
• Dana Rein­hardt, Ran­dom House Children’s Books, New York, New York
• Laura Resau, Ran­dom House Children’s Books, New York, New York
• Adam Rex, Harper­Collins Children’s Books, New York, New York
• Jew­ell Parker Rhodes, Lit­tle, Brown Books for Young Read­ers New York, New York
• Car­rie Ryan, Ran­dom House Children’s Books, New York, New York
• Rene Sal­dana, Arte Pub­lico Press, Hous­ton, Texas
• Michael Salinger, Men­tor, Ohio
• Dar­ren Shan, Lit­tle, Brown Books for Young Read­ers New York, New York
• Jane Springer, Ground­wood Books, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Rebecca Stead, Ran­dom House Children’s Books, New York, New York
• Megan Whalen Turner, Harper­Collins Children’s Books, New York, New York
• Siob­han Vivian, Scholas­tic, Inc., New York, New York
• Ned Vizzini, Hype­r­ion Books, New York, New York
• Hilary Wag­ner, Hol­i­day House, New York, New York
• Jes­sica War­man, Bloomsbury/Walker Books for Young Read­ers, New York, New York
• Robin Wasser­man, Simon and Schus­ter, Inc., New York, New York
• Rita Williams-Garcia, Harper­Collins Children’s Books, New York, New York
• Allan Wolf, Can­dlewick Press Boyds Mills Press Asheville, North Carolina
• Lisa Yee, Scholas­tic, Inc., New York, New York