{"id":1239,"date":"2018-05-02T08:46:36","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T13:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/jessicaconoley\/?p=1239"},"modified":"2018-05-02T08:46:36","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T13:46:36","slug":"litup-festival-saturday-5-12-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/jessicaconoley\/litup-festival-saturday-5-12-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Time for the LitUp Festival-Saturday 5\/12\/2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1241 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/jessicaconoley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/litup-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"229\" \/><noscript><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1241 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/jessicaconoley\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/litup-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"229\" \/><\/noscript>Join me May 12<sup>th<\/sup>, 2018 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.litupfestival.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mid-Continent Public Library\u2019s LitUp Festival<\/a>. This all-day literary event was designed with teens in mind. I love when young fans get direct access to the creative minds that inspire them, and that\u2019s exactly how MCPL set up the day. Teens are staffing the event and interviewing all of the panelists. MCPL\u2019s done a phenomenal job putting together panels that include bestselling authors, screenwriters, poets, and illustrators.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m fan-girling hard about the night\u2019s keynote speaker <a href=\"http:\/\/nnedi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nnedi Okorafor, Ph.D<\/a>. Whose book <a href=\"http:\/\/nnedi.com\/books\/who_fears_death.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Who Fears Death<\/em><\/a> has the distinction of being the most visceral read of my life. I\u2019m trying to figure out how to tell Dr. Okorafor I loved her book so much it made me throw up\u2014but you know, in a good way.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll be on hand in a few sessions to give our teen moderators a little encouragement and perhaps guide the follow up questions. I\u2019d love to see you in: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deuhlig.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">illustrator D.E. Uhlig\u2019s<\/a> session at 10:00 a.m. and <a href=\"https:\/\/shannonathompson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">author Shannon Thompson\u2019s<\/a> session at 11:15.<\/p>\n<p>Oh yeah, did I mention? All this awesome is FREE. All you need to do is register as soon as possible. Head on over to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mymcpl.org\/events\/litup\">https:\/\/www.mymcpl.org\/events\/litup<\/a> to check out all of the amazing speakers and reserve your space today.<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t wait to see you at MCPL\u2019s Independence Branch (317 E. 24 Highway, Independence, MO 64050) on Saturday the 12<sup>th<\/sup>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join me May 12th, 2018 at the Mid-Continent Public Library\u2019s LitUp Festival. This all-day literary event was designed with teens in mind. I love when young fans get direct access to the creative minds that inspire them, and that\u2019s exactly how MCPL set up the day. 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