You already know Akilah Hughes, a writer, comedian, and YouTuber residing in Brooklyn, NY, will be presenting her collection of humorous essays: Obviously: Stories from my Timeline as a keynote speaker at the 2019 Festival on October 12. You probably know she’s been a digital correspondent for MTV, Fusion, Comedy Central, Crooked Media, and more. We recently saw her on…
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TTBF 2019 Keynote Speakers
Author and YouTube sensation Akilah Hughes & Bestselling, award-winning author Erika L. Sánchez “Both Akilah Hughes and Erika L. Sánchez bring wit, humor, and valuable realism to their important stories, and we cannot wait to celebrate their work at the Texas Teen Book Festival.” —TTBF Program Director Meghan Goel Hughes and Sánchez will be the opening and closing presenters at…
Prepare yourself for Year Eleven!
We’ve got a brand new location for Year 11! Southwestern University in Georgetown will be welcoming all of us to their beautiful campus, and we can’t wait to show everyone our new location! For now, mark your calendars, RSVP to our Facebook event, and keep an eye on our socials to find out what’s in store for #TTBF 2019! Saturday,…
2018 Book Sale List
The complete list of books for sale from BookPeople at #TTBF on Saturday, October 6th is now available! Please note that Marissa Meyers’ ARCHENEMIES (Renegades #2) is a preorder title, and more information will be coming out soon. You may bring 3 personal books from home to be signed for every 1 book purchased at the festival. Cash, checks (made…
Seeking 2018 Interns
The Texas Teen Book Festival is offering unpaid internships designed to introduce qualified applicants to editorial, marketing and publicity, and other aspects of nonprofit organizations, and event planning. We are currently seeking a social media intern who will help develop online challenges as well as create content for our social channels. We are also looking for a graph design intern…