TABC Keynote
Announcements for
March 13, 2021 Conference
Julie
Berry
Morning
Keynote Address
leigh Bardugo
Virtual Afternoon Keynote Address
in conversation with
Rena Barron
Rena Barron
Virtual Afternoon Keynote Address
in conversation with
Leigh Bardugo
Christopher Paolini
Evening
Keynote Address
Meet the TABC Team
Margie Jordan,
TABC Founder and Director of Education and Registration and 1st Chapter Contest. Margie also works as Vice Principal of Mapleton Elementary.
Jo Schaffer
TABC Founder and Director of PR and Marketing. Jo is the author of Against Her Will and Stanley and Hazel.
Jennifer Jenkins
TABC Founder and Director of Programming. Jennifer is the author of the Nameless trilogy, The Lingering Sea Novels, and Teen Writer's Guide: Your Road Map to Writing.
Tahsha Wilson
TABC Founder and Director of Purchasing, Facilities, and Volunteers. Tahsha is the queen bee of organizing the nearly 1000 attendees that attend the conference.
Phillip Chipping
Director of Content Development and general entrepreneurial wizard
Emma Nelson
Editor in chief of
Owl Hollow Press and Director of the TABC Anthology and Online Events.
Leigh Statham
Co-Director of Poetry Collection. Leigh is also the author of Daughter 4254 and other YA novels.
Melanie McFarlane
Co-Director of Poetry Collection. Author Of There Once Were Stars and other YA novels.
Tyler Whitesides
Director of Shenanigans and Entertainment.
Tyler is the author of the Janitor series, The Wishmaker series, and The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn.
What is Teen Author Boot Camp?
Teen Author Boot Camp is an annual teen writers conference held every spring in Provo, Utah. The next conference is scheduled for March 13, 2021 at the Utah Valley Convention Center.
Nearly a thousand aspiring teen writers come to the conference to work with bestselling authors to amp up their writing skills.
Past keynote speakers include Marissa Meyer, Ally Carter, Jay Asher, Marie Lu, Brandon Sanderson, Jessica Day George, James Dashner, Ally Condie, Shannon Hale, Kiersten White, Brandon Mull, Dan Wells, and Margaret Peterson Haddix.
Teens are encouraged to enter the First Chapter Contest, where their work is judged by industry professionals for the chance to win a commemorative plaque as well as a cash prize. Teens also have the opportunity to submit to our annual Poetry Collection curated by Leigh Statham and Melanie McFarlane and our annual Teen Anthology published by Owl Hollow Press.
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