Meet YALSA’s authors & editors in the ALA Pavilion at Annual

Come to the YALSA Authors Meet and Greet at 12:30 p.m. June 29 at the ALA Pavilion (#1840) in the exhibits hall during ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif., following the YALSA 101 presentation in the booth.

Contact: Stephanie Kuenn

YALSA Communications Specialist

(312) 280-2128

skuenn@ala.org

NEWS

For Immediate Release

June 17, 2008

CHICAGO —Want to learn more about publishing with the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA)? Come to the YALSA Authors Meet and Greet at 12:30 p.m. June 29 at the ALA Pavilion (#1840) in the exhibits hall during ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif., following the YALSA 101 presentation in the booth.

Authors of many YALSA books, the editors of YALSA’s journal and newsletter and the YALSA Publications Committee will be on hand to discuss publishing opportunities with the division. Authors scheduled to appear include:

  • Julie Bartel, coauthor of the forthcoming “Annotated Book Lists for Every

    Teen Reader: The Best from the Experts at YALSA-BK” (Neal-Schuman, exp. 2009)
  • Rosemary Chance, coauthor of “Hit List for Young Adults 2: Frequently Challenged Books”(ALA, 2002)
  • Tina Frolund, editor of the new “The Official YALSA Awards Guidebook” (Neal-Schuman, 2008)
  • Pam Spencer Holley, author of the forthcoming “Quick and Popular Reads for Teens”(ALA, exp. 2009) and the forthcoming “Annotated Book Lists for Every

    Teen Reader: The Best from the Experts at YALSA-BK” (Neal-Schuman, exp. 2009)
  • RoseMary Honnold, editor of Young Adult Library Services and author of “Get Connected: Tech Programs for Teens”(Neal-Schuman, 2007)
  • Erin Downey Howerton, editor of YAttitudes and contributor to The Official YALSA Awards Guidebook
  • Teri Lesesne, coauthor of “Hit List for Young Adults 2: Frequently Challenged Books”(ALA, 2002)

Titles published by ALA, as well as YALSA’s new “Excellence in Library Services to Young Adults, 5th Edition,”edited by Amy Alessio, are available in the ALA Store in Anaheim or online at www.alastore.ala.org. Get Connected and “The Official YALSA Awards Guidebook” are available at the Neal-Schuman booth in Anaheim (#700) or at neal-schuman.com.

For more than 50 years, YALSA has been the world leader in selecting books, videos and audio books for teens. For more information about YALSA or for lists of recommended reading, viewing and listening, go to www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists, or contact the YALSA office by phone, (800) 545-2433, ext. 4390, or e-mail: yalsa@ala.org.