9:00 am to 9:30 am
A.Z. Young Park, Author Tent C
Craziest Cajun Football Tale
Gary and Melina Alipio
(ages 7 to 13)

9:00 am to 9:30 am
A.Z. Young Park, Author Tent D
Young Readers’ Choice Award Ceremony for Grades 6 to 8
Winner – Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas
Honor – Camp Scare by Delilah S. Dawson

9:45 am to 10:15 am
A.Z. Young Park, Author Tent C
Were You There?: A Biography of Emma Wakefield-Paillet
Phebe Hayes and Margaret Simon
(ages 12 and up)

10:30 am to 11:00 am
A.Z. Young Park, Author Tent C
A Place for Pelicans: The Incredible Story of Queen Bess Island
Gayle Webre
(ages 8 to 12)

10:30 am to 11:30 am
A.Z. Young Park, Author Tent D
Beyond Words: Middle Grade Graphic Novels
Jesse Byrd, Dream Warriors: A New World
Johnnie Christmas, Gamerville
Allan Wolf, The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur: A Graphic Novel Based on a True Story
(ages 8 to 14)

11:15 am to 12:15 pm
A.Z. Young Park, Author Tent C
Beyond the Horizon: Where Magic, Sci-Fi, and Horror Meet in Young Adult Fiction
K. Ibura, Tempest
Kristin Illarmo, Against the Red Sky
Xan Kaur, When Devils Sing
Trang Thanh Tran, They Bloom at Night
(ages 13 to 18)

11:30 am to 12:15 pm 
Children’s Author Tent 1
The Dog Who Wouldn’t Quit: Scrim’s Big City Tales of Escape and Rescue
Kaye N. Courington, Scrim: A New Orleans Story of Resilience & Rescue
Madi Hannan, Scrim on the Run!
(all ages)

11:45 am to 12:30 pm
A.Z. Young Park, Author Tent D
The Power of Friendship: Contemporary Middle Grade Novels
Sarah Guillory, Gus and Glory
Raj Tawney, All Mixed Up
(ages 8 to 12)

12:30 pm to 1:15 pm
A.Z. Young Park, Author Tent C
Swamps, Secrets, and Scallywags: Middle Grade Louisiana Adventures
C.P. Landry, The Legend of Awful Art and The Watchmen
Yvette Landry and Cullen Bernard, The Wild Girl of Catahoula
with moderator Aimee Ardonne
(ages 8 to 14)

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
A.Z. Young Park, Author Tent D
Secrets, Swashbucklers, and Spooky School Nights: Middle Grade Mayhem
Delilah S. Dawson, Ride or Die
Marti Dumas, Nina and the Keeper of the Keystone: Secret Society of Rebel Girls
Cari Galeziewski, Mirabell and the Immortal Pirate Black Sam Bellamy
Allan Wolf, Junius Leak and the Spiraling Vortex
(ages 8 to 14)

1:30 pm to 2:15 pm
A.Z. Young Park, Author Tent C
Royals & Romance: Contemporary Young Adult Fiction
Lindsey Duga, Royal Heirs Academy
Jenn P. Nguyen, Just Another Meet Cute
(ages 12 and up)

2:15 pm to 3:15 pm
A.Z. Young Park, Author Tent D
Everything but Typical: Influential Neurodivergent People Who Have Shaped the World
Join us for an uplifting program for all ages as Margeaux Weston sits down with a phenomenal panel of neurodivergent creators and powerful advocates for this inspirational discussion, including authors and artists Delilah S. Dawson, Britt Gondolfi, Madi Hannan, Becca Hillburn, and K. Ibura. United by a shared commitment to acceptance and strength, they will share their personal stories, professional achievements, and insights on navigating life and offer encouragement and practical wisdom for thriving in a world that needs every kind of brilliant mind.
(all ages)

2:30 pm to 3:15 pm
A.Z. Young Park, Author Tent C
How to Survive a Young Adult Horror Novel (or Die Trying)
Desiree S. Evans, The Black Girl Survives in This One: Horror Stories
Olivia Worley, Final Cut
(ages 12 and up)