Ypulse Books Publishing Preconference at Ypulse National Mashup July 14, 2008

Join us for the Ypulse Books Publishing Preconference, July 14, 2008 in San Francisco.

Alli Decker, editor of Ypulse Books, will host this event to focus on books publishing for tweens, teens and young adults at The 2008 Ypulse National Mashup, July 14-15, 2008. National Mashup is a conference that brings together the diverse Ypulse community of youth media and marketing professionals from brands, agencies and the non-profit sector to share best practices for reaching today's totally wired youth.

Attend the Ypulse Books Publishing Preconference alone – or the full, two-day Mashup conference, where you will learn how to harness social media and technology in ways that are ethical, authentic and add value for youth.

For details, the full agenda and to register, visit www.mashup.ypulse.com. Here are the highlights:

A Keynote Presentation: Meeting Young Readers Where They Live – Online
• David Levithan, executive editorial director of Scholastic Press Fiction and multimedia publishing and PUSH at Scholastic.

Promoting YA Fiction: A Conversation
• Justina Chen Headley, author and the co-founder of Readergirlz, the award-winning online book salon for teen girls; author Melissa Walker; and Alli Decker, editor of Ypulse Books.

Writing for a YA audience
• Authors Ronald Cree and Chris Restatt; Walter Mayes, the library media specialist at The Girls' Middle School in Mountain View, California.

The Publishers Panel
• Hallie Warshaw, publisher of Orange Avenue Publishing and Zest Books, the line of smart and edgy nonfiction books for teens; David Levithan, executive editorial director of Scholastic Press fiction and multimedia publishing and PUSH at Scholastic; and Tracy Grand, the CEO of JacketFlap, the world's largest database of information on children's book publishers.

Visual Storytelling
• Debbie Huey, artist, writer, and creator of the all-ages Bumperboy comics series; Marc Weindenbaum, vice president of original publishing and editor-in-chief of Shojo Beat and Shonen Jump at VIZ Media, one of the most innovative companies in the field of manga publishing and animation; and Andrew Farago, curator of San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum.

Ypulse Books Publishing is one of four preconferences at The 2008 Ypulse National Mashup. Others will focus on Casual Gaming For Youth, Building a Youth Movement, and Understanding Tweens and Teens. For the full conference agenda, including all four preconferences, please visit www.mashup.ypulse.com.

Registration Fees

$225 - $275 Preconference
$845 - $995 Preconference + Full Conference, July 14-15, 2008.
Special discounts for group and not-for-profit organizations are available.

Official Website: http://mashup.ypulse.com