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Saturday, October 18
 

8:30am CDT

Book Sales
BookPeople is the offical book seller for TTBF.

Presenting authors' books will be sold by BookPeople.

CASH, CHECKS (made out to BookPeople), and CREDIT CARDS will be accepted. 

Saturday October 18, 2014 8:30am - 5:30pm CDT
Parking Lot Tent between Ragsdale & RCC
  Book Sales

8:30am CDT

Exhibitor Hall
We have 16 organizations exhibiting this year!  Stop by and see what they're about and what they have to offer!
Exhibitors
avatar for Austin Public Library (APL)
avatar for Austin Public Library Friends Foundation (APLFF)
avatar for Holli Anderson
avatar for Pigsey Art

Pigsey Art

Pigsey Art
Pigsey Art is a paper good business based out of Austin, Tx run by Brandy Davis. Get ready for some lasercut and letterpress journals featuring original designs created for wordsmiths and novel junkies available in the exhibitor hall. I hope you love the smell of fresh paper... Read More →
avatar for The Long Center for the Performing Arts

The Long Center for the Performing Arts

Our mission is the commitment to provide performing artists and organizations in the Greater Austin region with facilities and services that foster excellence, encourage originality and promote collaboration. To broaden the appreciation and enhance enjoyment of the cultural arts... Read More →
avatar for Bronte's Attic
avatar for Channel Austin
avatar for Del Connor
avatar for Cram Crew

Cram Crew

Cram Crew
Cram Crew, Inc. is an academic tutoring firm filled with multi-talented, life-long learners who only expect one thing: results. Cram Crew specializes in Academic Support, Test Preparation, and College Readiness. Each Cram Crew session is customizable, convenient, in the client’s... Read More →
avatar for Tap Fiction

Tap Fiction

Founder, Tap Fiction
Tap Fiction is reinventing the novel on smartphones. We do this by blurring the lines between fiction and reality. This is categorically, a new form of entertainment. Available in october on iOS and Android phones. Come say hi and download our app!
avatar for Silver Leaf
avatar for Macmillan
avatar for Penguin
avatar for Laurie Starkey

Laurie Starkey

Laurie Starkey is the author of the upcoming Soul Keeper Series, a supernatural young adult series, and The Liarus Detective Series, a supernatural middle grade series. She lives in Houston, Texas with her husband, Jacob and three beautiful kiddos. She is a CPA by trade, a church... Read More →
avatar for Sylvan

Saturday October 18, 2014 8:30am - 5:30pm CDT
Mabee Ballroom C Ragsdale Room# 326
  Exhibitor

8:30am CDT

St. Edward's Info & Admissions
Stop by the St. Edward's Information and Admissions tent for campus tours and general information about attending St. Edward's.
Saturday October 18, 2014 8:30am - 5:30pm CDT
Pop-Up Tent Outside of Main Building
  Exhibitor

9:30am CDT

Opening Announcements & Author Introductions
Join us for TTBF 14 opening announcements and author introductions!  And stay for the Texas Throwdown Gameshow!
Speakers
avatar for Paolo Bacigalupi
avatar for Joelle Charbonneau
avatar for James Dashner
avatar for Cory Doctorow
avatar for Kevin Emerson
avatar for Becca Fitzpatrick
avatar for Gayle Forman
avatar for Simmone Howell
avatar for Alaya Dawn Johnson
avatar for A.S. King
avatar for Austin Kleon
avatar for James Klise
avatar for Marie Lu
avatar for Sarah J Maas
avatar for Jennifer Mathieu
avatar for Guadalupe Garcia McCall
avatar for Kass Morgan
avatar for Julie Murphy
avatar for Jandy Nelson
avatar for Garth Nix
avatar for Lauren Oliver
avatar for Frank Portman
avatar for Jason Reynolds
avatar for Ransom Riggs
avatar for Will Ritter
avatar for Andrew Smith
avatar for Len Vlahos
avatar for Leslye Walton
avatar for Scott Westerfeld

Saturday October 18, 2014 9:30am - 9:40am CDT
Gym RCC
  General

9:40am CDT

Texas Throwdown Game Show
The popular Game Show feature is a high-energy competition with teams of authors led
by Marie Lu (the Legend trilogy) and Paolo Bacigalupi (Shipbreaker). 
“This year’s Game Show will take the competition to a new, ridiculous level with 
challenges ranging from the awesome to the zany,” says show host Sarah Pitre. “I’m 
looking forward to hijinks with some of my favorite authors, all of whom are good sports. 
I promise that they will walk away with at least some remnant of their pride,” Pitre says.
Moderators
avatar for Sarah Pitre

Speakers
avatar for Paolo Bacigalupi
avatar for Joelle Charbonneau
avatar for Simmone Howell
avatar for Marie Lu
avatar for Frank Portman
avatar for Jason Reynolds

Saturday October 18, 2014 9:40am - 10:20am CDT
Gym RCC
  Game Show

10:30am CDT

Come On Feel the Noise Panel
Limited Capacity seats available
Moderators
avatar for Sarah Pitre

Speakers
avatar for Kevin Emerson
avatar for Gayle Forman
avatar for Frank Portman
avatar for Len Vlahos


Saturday October 18, 2014 10:30am - 11:15am CDT
Gym RCC
  Panel

10:30am CDT

Danger Is My Middle Name Panel
Limited Capacity seats available
Speakers
avatar for Topher Bradfield
avatar for Joelle Charbonneau
avatar for Marie Lu
avatar for Sarah J Maas
avatar for Garth Nix


Saturday October 18, 2014 10:30am - 11:15am CDT
Mabee Ballroom B Ragsdale Room# 326
  Panel

10:30am CDT

Get a Clue Panel
Limited Capacity seats available
Moderators
avatar for Mandy Curtis

Speakers
avatar for Simmone Howell
avatar for James Klise
avatar for Ransom Riggs
avatar for Will Ritter


Saturday October 18, 2014 10:30am - 11:15am CDT
Jones Auditorium Ragsdale Room# 101
  Panel

11:20am CDT

Badgerdog's Young Authors Reading
Badgerdog summer campers perform their original poems and stories.
Saturday October 18, 2014 11:20am - 12:20pm CDT
Mabee Ballroom B Ragsdale Room# 326
  Badgerdog

11:25am CDT

Author Signing #1
Speakers
avatar for Joelle Charbonneau
avatar for Kevin Emerson
avatar for Gayle Forman
avatar for Simmone Howell
avatar for James Klise
avatar for Marie Lu
avatar for Sarah J Maas
avatar for Kass Morgan
avatar for Garth Nix
avatar for Frank Portman
avatar for Ransom Riggs
avatar for Will Ritter
avatar for Len Vlahos

Saturday October 18, 2014 11:25am - 12:10pm CDT
Parking Lot Tent between Ragsdale & RCC
  Author Signing

11:25am CDT

Moderated Conversation with A.S. King & Andrew Smith
Limited Capacity seats available
Moderators
avatar for Jen Bigheart

Speakers
avatar for A.S. King
avatar for Andrew Smith


Saturday October 18, 2014 11:25am - 12:10pm CDT
Gym RCC
  Panel

12:25pm CDT

Growing Up and Other Natural Disasters Panel
Limited Capacity seats available
Moderators
avatar for Sean Petrie

Speakers
avatar for Jennifer Mathieu
avatar for Julie Murphy
avatar for Jandy Nelson
avatar for Andrew Smith


Saturday October 18, 2014 12:25pm - 1:10pm CDT
Jones Auditorium Ragsdale Room# 101
  Panel

12:25pm CDT

Is This Real Life? Panel
Limited Capacity seats available
Moderators
avatar for Kate Sowa

Speakers
avatar for Cory Doctorow
avatar for A.S. King
avatar for Guadalupe Garcia McCall
avatar for Leslye Walton
avatar for Scott Westerfeld


Saturday October 18, 2014 12:25pm - 1:10pm CDT
Mabee Ballroom B Ragsdale Room# 326
  Panel

12:25pm CDT

Stakes Are High, Tensions Run Higher Panel
Limited Capacity seats available
Moderators
avatar for Vanessa Lee

Speakers
avatar for Paolo Bacigalupi
avatar for Becca Fitzpatrick
avatar for Alaya Dawn Johnson
avatar for Lauren Oliver
avatar for Jason Reynolds


Saturday October 18, 2014 12:25pm - 1:10pm CDT
Gym RCC
  Panel

12:30pm CDT

Badgerdog Book Release & Author Signing
Badgerdog summer campers celebrate their publication and gather for an autograph party.
Saturday October 18, 2014 12:30pm - 1:30pm CDT
Parking Lot Tent between Ragsdale & RCC
  Badgerdog

1:20pm CDT

James Dashner Keynote
Limited Capacity seats available
Speakers
avatar for James Dashner


Saturday October 18, 2014 1:20pm - 2:05pm CDT
Gym RCC
  Keynote

2:15pm CDT

Author Signing #2
Speakers
avatar for Joelle Charbonneau
avatar for James Dashner
avatar for Kevin Emerson
avatar for Simmone Howell
avatar for James Klise
avatar for Marie Lu
avatar for Sarah J Maas
avatar for Garth Nix
avatar for Frank Portman
avatar for Will Ritter
avatar for Len Vlahos

Saturday October 18, 2014 2:15pm - 3:00pm CDT
Parking Lot Tent between Ragsdale & RCC
  Author Signing

2:15pm CDT

Scott Westerfeld's Special Talk
Limited Capacity seats available
Speakers
avatar for Scott Westerfeld


Saturday October 18, 2014 2:15pm - 3:00pm CDT
Gym RCC
  Panel

2:15pm CDT

Austin Kleon's Blackout Poetry Workshop
Limited Capacity seats available
Check out this Blackout Poetry Video!
Ever wanted to write but couldn’t find the words? In this workshop, we’ll create poetry using nothing but a marker and a stack of newspapers. We’ll briefly discuss collage and the history of blackout and erasure poetry, and we’ll talk about using blackout poetry as a way to generate other pieces of writing, such as song lyrics, short stories, or personal essays.
Speakers
avatar for Austin Kleon


Saturday October 18, 2014 2:15pm - 3:00pm CDT
Jones Auditorium Ragsdale Room# 101
  Workshop

2:30pm CDT

Badgerdog Poetry Writing Workshop
Limited Capacity seats available
Led by poet Carrie Fountain, this workshop will help you tap into one subject on which you're already an expert -- your own experiences and memories -- and you'll create poems that focus on image and specificity. Workshop space is limited, so sign-up here and reserve your spot!
Speakers
avatar for Carrie Fountain

Carrie Fountain

About Carrie Fountain: Her poems have appeared in The American Poetry Review, Poetry, and Tin House. Her first collection, Burn Lake, was a winner of the 2009 National Poetry Series Award and was published by Penguin in 2010. Penguin will publish her second collection, Instant... Read More →

Saturday October 18, 2014 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Global Digital Classroom 1 Library
  Writing Workshop

3:10pm CDT

Author Signing #3
Speakers
avatar for Paolo Bacigalupi
avatar for Cory Doctorow
avatar for Becca Fitzpatrick
avatar for Alaya Dawn Johnson
avatar for A.S. King
avatar for Austin Kleon
avatar for Jennifer Mathieu
avatar for Guadalupe Garcia McCall
avatar for Julie Murphy
avatar for Jandy Nelson
avatar for Lauren Oliver
avatar for Jason Reynolds
avatar for Andrew Smith
avatar for Leslye Walton
avatar for Scott Westerfeld

Saturday October 18, 2014 3:10pm - 3:55pm CDT
Parking Lot Tent between Ragsdale & RCC
  Author Signing

3:10pm CDT

From Shelf to Screen Panel
Limited Capacity seats available
A conversation with authors whose books have been adapted to film and television.
 
Moderators
avatar for Ransom Riggs

Speakers
avatar for James Dashner
avatar for Gayle Forman
avatar for Kass Morgan


Saturday October 18, 2014 3:10pm - 3:55pm CDT
Gym RCC
  Panel

3:30pm CDT

Badgerdog Fiction Writing Workshop
Limited Capacity seats available
Led by fiction writer Mary Helen Specht and Badgerdog Teaching Artist Tatiana Ryckman, this workshop, "Bringing Characters to Life," will use pre-writing and revision techniques to help you create vibrant characters -- the foundation upon which all arresting and original fiction is built. Workshop space is limited, so sign-up here and reserve your spot! 
Speakers
avatar for Tatiana Ryckman

Tatiana Ryckman

She holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and writes from Austin. She is the managing editor of The Austin Review and her work has been published with Tin House, Keyhole Press, The Doctor T.J. Eckleburg Review, and Music & Literature. Tatiana leads creative writing workshops... Read More →
avatar for Mary Helen Specht

Mary Helen Specht

About Mary Helen Specht: Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times. A former Fulbright scholar to Nigeria and Dobie-Paisano Fellow, she currently teaches creative writing at St. Edward’s University in Austin. Her debut novel, Migratory Animals... Read More →

Saturday October 18, 2014 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
Global Digital Classroom 2 Library
  Writing Workshop

4:05pm CDT

Lauren Oliver Closing Keynote
Limited Capacity seats available
Speakers
avatar for Lauren Oliver


Saturday October 18, 2014 4:05pm - 4:50pm CDT
Gym RCC
  Keynote

4:50pm CDT

Author Signing #4
Speakers
avatar for Paolo Bacigalupi
avatar for James Dashner
avatar for Cory Doctorow
avatar for Becca Fitzpatrick
avatar for Gayle Forman
avatar for Alaya Dawn Johnson
avatar for A.S. King
avatar for Austin Kleon
avatar for Jennifer Mathieu
avatar for Guadalupe Garcia McCall
avatar for Kass Morgan
avatar for Julie Murphy
avatar for Jandy Nelson
avatar for Lauren Oliver
avatar for Jason Reynolds
avatar for Ransom Riggs
avatar for Andrew Smith
avatar for Leslye Walton
avatar for Scott Westerfeld

Saturday October 18, 2014 4:50pm - 5:30pm CDT
Parking Lot Tent between Ragsdale & RCC
  Author Signing
 
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