We can’t wait to be hanging out in Santa Monica for YALLWEST 2025 this weekend! SO GET READY because here’s a comprehensive schedule of all our Simon Teen activity this year. Don’t forget to follow along on Instagram Stories for up-to-the-minute news and stay tuned for lots of fun video content from our authors at YALLWEST!

Saturday, may 3rd

All day long at the Simon Teen Booth!

  • Stop by for giveaways all day, and enter our raffle for a chance to win a grand prize of signed books from the Simon Teen authors who will be attending the festival!
  • Get exclusive bookish swag and snag ticket for each ARC drop one hour before the giveaway time! (With the exception of the 11:00 am ARC Drop)

9:00am

  • Coldwire ARC Drop (Simon Teen Booth) (Unticketed)
  • Snag a ticket for the 11:00 am Crystal Ball Mystery ARC Drop

10:00am

11:00 am

  • Crystal Ball Mystery ARC Drop (Simon Teen Booth) (Grab a ticket at 9:00 am)
  • Maneuvering the Map Panel with Tracy Deonn (Barnum Hall)
  • Thank You, Next Panel with F.T. Lukens (Cafeteria)
  • The Annual YALLWEST Storyball with Stuart Gibbs (Disco Quad)

12:00 pm

  • All the Tomorrows After ARC Drop (Simon Teen Booth) (Grab a ticket at 11:00 am)
  • Fiction Feud with Stuart Gibbs, Kiyash Monsef, and Scott Reintgen (Cafeteria)

1:00pm

  • Crystal Ball Mystery ARC Drop (Simon Teen Booth) (Grab a ticket at 12:00 pm)
  • The Future of SFF Panel with Tracy Deonn (Barnum Hall)

2:00pm

  • Middle Grade ARC Drop (Simon Teen Booth) (Tickets available at 1:00)
  • MGnopoly with Kiyash Monsef and Scott Reintgen (Cafeteria)
  • It Builds Character! Panel with Elba Luz (Greek Theater)

3:00pm

  • Crystal Ball Mystery ARC Drop (Simon Teen Booth) (Grab a ticket at 2:00 pm)
  • Searching for Signs Panel with F.T. Lukens (Barnum Hall)
  • Putting a Spin on the Recipe Panel with Morgan Matson (Greek Hall)
  • I Feel I Should Bring Up Past Events… Panel with Chloe Gong (Disco Quad)

4:00pm

  • The Beautiful Maddening ARC Drop (Simon Teen Booth) (Tickets available at 3:00pm)
  • I Love This So Much, But Also I Need Money Panel with Scott Reintgen (Greek Theater)
  • I Went Through a Third Act Breakup and All I Got Was This T-Shirt Panel with Morgan Matson (Disco Quad)
  • Holding Space for Defying Gravity Panel with Chloe Gong (Barnum Hall)
  • Sad Songs, Power Ballads, and Pump Up Playlists Panel with Elba Luz (Cafeteria)