Schedule 2022

 YA Thriller Con is back for its third year--and this time we're bigger than ever! The con has expanded to include adult and middle grade readerships, and additional genres such as gothic and fantasy fiction. 

All events will be broadcast on our YouTube channel. 

JULY 7th 

10am UK time - LIVE PANEL WITH Q&A: “Writing Compelling Characters” with Andreina Cordani, Carly Nugent, Kat Ellis, Mocha Von Bee, and Natasha Omokhodion-Kalulu Banda, with moderator Madeline Dyer. WATCH IT HERE. 

1pm UK time - LIVE WORKSHOP: 'Jump Around: Using Flashbacks, Jumpled-up Timelines and Multiple Narrators without Making Your Reader's Head Spin' with Andreina Cordani. WATCH IT HERE. 

2pm UK time - PANEL: "The Ingredients of a Thriller” with Heidi Ayarbe, Marta Pacini, Gina Blaxill, and Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, with moderator Matt Killeen. WATCH IT HERE.

3pm UK time - 'Writing Thrillers About Social Justice Issues': Author Marta Pacini interviewed by Madeline Dyer. WATCH IT HERE.

3.45pm UK time - LIVE WORKSHOP WITH Q&A: Writing Diverse Thrillers, with Isvari Mohan Maranwe. WATCH IT HERE. 

7pm UK time - READING with Savita Kalhan. WATCH IT HERE.

8pm UK time - LIVE PANEL WITH Q&A: "How Do You Write a Novel? Pantsing Vs Planning” with Amy McCaw, Kathryn Foxfield, Isvari Mohan Maranwe, Tracy Darnton, Chloe Gilholy, Dawn Kurtagich, with moderator Gila Green. WATCH IT HERE. 

July 8th

2pm UK time - LIVE PANEL WITH Q&A: “Gothic Fiction” with Martina Boone, Rin Chupeco, Dawn Kurtagich, Ava Reid, Trang Thanh Tran, and Tori Bovalino, with moderator Madeline Dyer. WATCH IT HERE. 

3.30pm UK time - LIVE PANEL WITH Q&A: "The Allure of the Elite Boarding School" with Marisa Noelle, Caroline England, and Abdi Nazemian, with moderator Madeline Dyer. WATCH IT HERE. 

5pm UK time - LIVE PANEL WITH Q&A: "You Can't Beat a Good Conspiracy" with Kate Kelly, Philippa East, Dana Mele, and Katlyn Duncan, with moderator Sarah Anderson. WATCH IT HERE. 

6.30pm UK time - LIVE WORKSHOP WITH Q&A: "The Art of Narration" with Jayme Mattler. WATCH IT HERE. 

7.15pm UK time - INTERVIEW: Author Dana Mele interviewed by Madeline Dyer. WATCH IT HERE. 

8pm UK time - 'Writing Dark Stories for Teenagers': An interview with author Savita Kalhan, interviewed by Matt Killeen. WATCH IT HERE.

9pm UK time - LIVE PANEL WITH Q&A: "Adult Crime Fiction" with Mandy McHugh, Abby Vandiver, and Jane Jesmond, with moderator Isvari Mohan Maranwe. WATCH IT HERE. 

July 9th

2pm UK time - PANEL: "Writing for a Middlegrade Audience" with Sophie Cleverly, Sarah Ann Juckes, and Marisa Noelle, with moderator Madeline Dyer. WATCH IT HERE.

3pm UK time - READING from Author Marta Pacini. WATCH IT HERE.

5pm UK time - LIVE WORKSHOP WITH Q&A: "How to Self-Edit Your Work" with Christina Hoag. WATCH IT HERE. 

7pm UK time - LIVE PANEL WITH Q&A: "Fantasy Fiction” with Nancy Wu, Jessica Lewis, Emily Colin, and Bryony Pearce, with moderator Madeline Dyer. WATCH IT HERE. 

July 10th 

12pm UK time - INTERVIEW: Author Kat Ellis interviewed by Andreina Cordani. WATCH IT HERE.

1pm UK time - READING: Reading with Philippa East. WATCH IT HERE.

2pm UK time - INTERVIEW: Author Andreina Cordani interviewed by Heidi Ayarbe. WATCH IT HERE.

4pm UK time - LIVE AUTHOR PANEL WITH Q&A: "How Dark is Too Dark?" with Christina Hoag, Kate Brauning, Isvari Mohan Maranwe, Sarah Clarke, and Dana Mele, with moderator Mocha Von Bee. WATCH IT HERE.  

6pm UK time - LIVE AUTHOR PANEL WITH Q&A: “The Weirdest Things About Being a Writer” with Kat Ellis, Kit Frick, Matt Killeen, Barry Lyga, Savita Kalhan, and Sera Milano, with moderator Angelina Singer. WATCH IT HERE. 

8pm UK time - LIVE WORKSHOP WITH Q&A: "Plot + Character = Story" with Emily Colin. WATCH IT HERE.