Destiny Soria (IRON CAST) will be participating in the YALSA Coffee Klatch (OC convention ctr, Rm W107).Destiny Soria (IRON CAST) will be participating in the YALSA Happy Hour (The Pub, Pointe Orlando Complex).Schneider (SUMMER OF SLOANE) will be participating in an author panel and signing at the nearby Winterpark Library.

Brooks Benjamin (MY SEVENTH-GRADE LIFE IN TIGHTS), Dana Elmendorf (SOUTH OF SUNSHINE),Melissa Gorzelanczyk (ARROWS), and Erin L.Tara Sim (TIMEKEEPER) will be participating in the Author Speed Dating Event (location TBA).Surrisi will be signing THE MAYPOP KIDNAPPING at the Lerner Booth. Stephanie Garber will be signing CARAVAL at the Macmillan Kids Booth (#2115).

Tobie Easton will be signing EMERGE at the IPG Booth (#2165).Bridget Hodder will be signing THE RAT PRINCE at the Macmillan Kids Booth (#2118).Many of our members will be on hand at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference this weekend on Orlando, FL! Here’s where to find them: Saturday, June 25 Thing you learned in your debut year: “Enjoy the ride and keep writing!” What’s up next: Jeff will release another YA contemporary in 2018. Jeff also maintained the Author Page so that visitors to the site could see the wide arrange of talented authors debuting in 2016! Jeff Garvin was responsible for creating the Sweet Sixteen logo and designing the web presence we’ve all depended on for the last two years. Your role as admin: Every debut group needs to find its brand and that starts with a website. The people I’ve met along the way have been amazing and are so very appreciated!” Jeff Garvin Thing you learned in your debut year: “I’ve learned that having a support network as you go on this crazy publishing ride is invaluable. Look for these books from Dee to release in Summer 2017. Her next middle grade novel, NO PLACE LIKE HOME, is about a girl who’s learning what “home” really means. with six other authors–told from seven different, but intersecting perspectives.

What’s up next: Dee had a ton of fun writing a book called. And that’s not all! She was part of our Sweet Sixteen Twitter Team, making sure to shout about all the awesome debut book news! She helped with that admin role, as well as creating all the gorgeous and informative middle grade flyers. Your role as admin: You know those awesome printable calendars that show all the Sweet Sixteen releases? Welp, thank Dee Romito. We hope you’ll take a moment to extend your gratitude and give these peeps a virtual high five. They’ve been the brilliant minds behind ARC tours, Sweet Sixteen logo & web design, Facebook posts, Twitter love and so much more. “Thank the Admins” is an end-of-2016 feature that provides a shout-out to the core group of sixteen authors who have been the tireless engine behind making The Sweet Sixteens a cohesive debut group.

Summer of Sloane by Erin L. Schneider