YALLFest is almost here! Here’s a comprehensive schedule of all our Simon Teen activity this year. Don’t forget to follow us @SimonTeen on X, on TikTok, and in our Instagram Stories for up-to-the minute news, behind the scenes fun, and content from our authors at YALLFest. See y’all soon!

Everything Happening With Simon Teen @ YALLFest 2025

Saturday, November 15

**Note: For all in-booth giveaways, tickets will be available one hour prior to the giveaway at the booth.

All Day

  • 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!
  • Check the @SimonTeen socials for fun content!
  • Pick up a ticket for an upcoming giveaway one hour prior to the listed giveaway time below!

9:00am

  • Grab a ticket for the Crystal Ball Mystery ARC Drop!
  • Beth is Dead ARC Drop (no ticket required!)

10:00am

  • Middle Grade Jeopardy Panel with Stuart Gibbs (Charleston Museum)

11:00am

  • Crystal Ball Mystery ARC Drop #1 (Simon Teen Booth) (Remember to grab a ticket at 9:00 am!)
  • My Genre-fied Romance Panel with A.B. Poranek (Charleston Music Hall)
  • Scott Reintgen Signing (American Theater)
  • Joelle Wellington Signing (Big Book Tent)

12:00pm

  • The Aftermyth ARC giveaway + Girl of Lore ARC giveaway (Simon Teen booth)
  • Maps are Stories and Stories are Maps Panel with Chloe Gong (Charleston Music Hall)
  • The Vibes Are Immaculate Panel with Alexandra Brown Chang (American Theater – Ballroom)
  • I Turned Pretty in Autumn Panel with Ebony LaDelle (American Theater – Cinema)
  • A.B. Poranek Signing (Lit Alley)

1:00pm

  • Crystal Ball Mystery ARC Drop #2 (Simon Teen Booth) (Remember to grab a ticket at 9:00 am!)
  • We Have to Be Realistic (Fiction) About This Panel with Idris Goodwin (American Theater – Cinema)
  • Don’t Let the Author Fly the Spaceship Panel with Chloe Gong and Scott Reintgen (American Theater – Ballroom)
  • Ebony LaDelle Signing (American Theater)
  • Stuart Gibbs Signing (Charleston Museum)

2:00pm

  • Devious Prey ARC giveaway (Simon Teen booth)
  • Crushin’ It Panel with Olivia A. Cole and Ashley Woodfolk (American Theater – Cinema)
  • There’s a Demon in My Backpack Panel with Scott Reintgen (American Theater – Ballroom)
  • Idris Goodwin Signing (Lit Alley)

3:00pm

  • Crystal Ball Mystery ARC Drop #3 (Simon Teen Booth) (Remember to grab a ticket at 9:00 am!)
  • No One Write Way Panel with Ebony LaDelle (Charleston Music Hall)
  • Most Likely To: Crafting a Character Panel with Alexandra Brown Chang and Stuart Gibbs (American Theater – Cinema)
  • Ashley Woodfolk & Olivia A. Cole Signing (American Theater)
  • Chloe Gong Signing (ticketed in advance) (Big Book Tent)

4:00pm

  • Love Me Tomorrow ARC giveaway (Simon Teen booth)
  • And I Would Have Gotten Away With It, Too Panel with Joelle Wellington (American Theater – Ballroom)
  • Building Off the Blueprints Panel with Olivia A. Cole and Ashley Woodfolk (Charleston Museum)
  • Alexandra Brown Chang Signing (Big Book Tent)

5:00pm

  • Staring at the Blank Page Before You Panel with Idris Goodwin (American Theater – Ballroom)
  • Story/Telling Panel with Joelle Wellington (Charleston Museum)

Don’t forget to come say hi to us at the booth all day!