Every few years an author "reinvents" a classic monster. Glittering vampires, anyone? But what goes into reinventing classic monsters. Five authors share how they reinvented the old to make it new again.
Rachel is a transgender woman and writer living in the Midwest. She writescontemporary YA stories under her given name and fantasy/science fictionunder the name R. J. Eliason. Her contemporary YA novels published as RachelEliason include: Run, Clarissa, Run; The Case of Nikki Pagan... Read More →
David Gerrold has been sitting alone in a room and talking to himself for more than fifty years. If he hears anything good, he types it up. When he has enough words, he sends it to an editor. Occasionally some editor somewhere is so desperate for something to publish, he sends David... Read More →
Sarah is the author of the award winning middle-grade fantasy Magic Thief series, which has been published in 19 languages around the world. In addition to being a 2009 E. B. White Read-Aloud honor book and an NCTE notable book, The Magic Thief is on sixteen state reading lists... Read More →
Friday October 16, 2015 10:00pm - 10:50pm CDT
Taft BCedar Rapids Doubletree, 350 1st Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids IA 52401
