Sat 6 November
I’m a panellist for the session Non-canonical pairings at 3.30pm! Should Lizzy Bennet have ended up with Darcy? Could you ship T’Challa and Mary Crawford? Panellists will bring to the table three non-canonical Austen-pairings to discuss and defend over three nail-biting rounds.
“We live in a world where science and technology is often touted as the answer to all the world’s challenges from solving poverty to eradicating disease. But can science make a person’s character stronger? Can it make us more kind, honest, tolerant or loving?” — June Yu, Author
“A compelling SF story. It’s a real pleasure to see a hard SF story for YA, as there have been so few good examples lately. The characters and story premise are strong and the style engaging.”
CATHIE TASKER
EDITOR, WRITING TEACHER & MENTOR, LITERARY AWARDS JUDGE
“I love a good dystopian novel and I know this is one I would have loved as a teenager.”
JESSICA LOCKETT
BETA READER
“A unique and fascinating idea and this theme will really appeal to YA readers. A lot of great twists and the ethical dilemmas were particularly interesting. A story that really kept me reading to the end.”
SARAH ALEXANDRA JONES
BETA READER
June writes an average of 1000 words a day for her copywriting business clients. She hopes eventually to make that at least 1000 words a day on sci fi and fantasy novels. Young at heart, she remembers the joys and agonies of being 15 years old and consumes a crazy amount of YA fiction with characters in that age bracket. Her goal is to write about serious subjects and questions for teens in a way that is fun, meaningful and relevant for them (and maybe some adults will enjoy it too). Go forth and learn more…