Opening Keynote with Cassandra Clare, Tahereh Mafi, and Veronica Roth
Sat, Nov 14 at 10am
7:00AM
$10 ADV
YALLFest 2026 begins with this keynote from three powerhouse authors—Veronica Roth (Divergent, The Sixth Faction), Cassandra Clare (City of Bones, The Last Queen of Faerie), and Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me, Escape Me) who have all built worlds we love to explore and characters we dream about!
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Please note that keynote tickets are exclusively for keynote attendance and do not guarantee a place in the signing line for the authors.
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VERONICA ROTH is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of When Among Crows, Arch-Conspirator, P
CASSANDRA CLARE is the author of the #1 New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestselling Shadowhunter Chronicles and the New York Times bestselling Sword Catcher. The Shadowhunter Chronicles have been adapted as both a major motion picture and a television series. Her books have more than fifty million copies in print worldwide and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. Cassandra lives in western Massachusetts with her husband and four fearsome cats.
TAHEREH MAFI is the #1 New York Times bestselling, #1 international bestselling, and National Book Award-nominated author of over a dozen novels. Best known for the Shatter Me series, her books have sold millions of copies, and have been translated into over thirty languages. She currently resides in Southern California with her husband, fellow author Ransom Riggs, and their daughter.
YALLFest 2026 begins with this keynote from three powerhouse authors—Veronica Roth (Divergent, The Sixth Faction), Cassandra Clare (City of Bones, The Last Queen of Faerie), and Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me, Escape Me) who have all built worlds we love to explore and characters we dream about!
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Please note that keynote tickets are exclusively for keynote attendance and do not guarantee a place in the signing line for the authors.
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VERONICA ROTH is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of When Among Crows, Arch-Conspirator, P
CASSANDRA CLARE is the author of the #1 New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestselling Shadowhunter Chronicles and the New York Times bestselling Sword Catcher. The Shadowhunter Chronicles have been adapted as both a major motion picture and a television series. Her books have more than fifty million copies in print worldwide and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. Cassandra lives in western Massachusetts with her husband and four fearsome cats.
TAHEREH MAFI is the #1 New York Times bestselling, #1 international bestselling, and National Book Award-nominated author of over a dozen novels. Best known for the Shatter Me series, her books have sold millions of copies, and have been translated into over thirty languages. She currently resides in Southern California with her husband, fellow author Ransom Riggs, and their daughter.