YA Studies Association

The YASA Theory Reading Group is 💥BACK💥 this coming Thursday, 11 September, at 6pm GMT over Zoom. Come join us to discuss Bonnie Kneen's "The Desiring Girl in South African Young Adult Fiction." See you there!

Where did the summer go? 😅 The YASA theory reading group with be meeting today (Thursday, 14 August) at 6pm GMT to discuss posthuman potentiality in speculative YA. Hope to see you there! ☺️

It's time for another summer theory reading group meeting! We'll be meeting this Thursday, 10 July, at 6pm GMT to discuss representing rural people and places in YA literature. Hope to see you there! 😊

The second (!!!) panel of YASA's Seminar Series is coming up- Ashly Isac (@ashlyisac) and Ritwika Roy will be presenting their research for us on 2 July, 2025 at 15:00 GMT +1. Nothing says "academic summer" like a fascinating lecture. You won't want to miss it! 😎☀️

*Quick clarification: the panel is at 11:00 GMT +1, as mentioned in the graphic, not the caption. My mistake! 😅*

The first panel of YASA's Seminar Series is next week- Beth Kemp and Supriya Baijal (@baijal_supriya) will be ringing in the 2025 Seminar season for us on 16 June, 2025 at 11:00 GMT. Hope to see you there!

It's finally summer time! ☀️ Time to "relax and unwind" by catching up on all the tasks you didn't get to this semester! (just kidding... 😅) If you're looking for a way to read some scholarship in community, join YASA's theory reading group on 5 June, 2025 @6pm GMT 📚 Join us!

Have a young adult studies project you've been working on that you'd like to share? The YASA Seminar Series 2025 is accepting applications through 27 April 2025. 📚 The application link is in our bio. Apply today!

𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 : Join us for author talk by Dr. J Devika : Feminist Struggles and Fairy Tales: Writing Kunhuthee . Date & Time :26th April 2025 8:30 pm IST. Register using the QR code, registration ends on 25th April. aclisa.in/2025/04/04/acl…

YASA members! The YASA Seminar Series 2025 is on the horizon. ☀️ Like the YASA conference, this is a great opportunity to explore emerging ideas and new directions with an audience of fellow YA studies scholars. Deadline to apply is 27 April 2025. Application form in bio!😊

Upcoming conference: Mothers, Motherhood, and Mothering in Children's and Young Adult Literature. 💻 Online 🗓️ 12-14 November 2025 🚨 Deadline for proposals 2 May 2025 More details here: call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/02/13… @uni_muenster @chlatweets @IRSCL_News @YAStudiesAssoc @mother_net

YASA's Theory Reading Group returns this Thursday, 13 Feb. @7pm GMT. Come join us! 😊 And keep an eye out for the full 2025 theory group schedule next week 👀🕵️

YASA's Theory Reading Group will meet this 12 December, 6pm GMT to discuss "Young Adult Readers and the Genres of Online Book Reviewing" by Danielle Fuller and DeNel Rehberg Sedo. Find the reading and event link in the YASA Newsletter. Come join us for the last group of 2024! 😊

Today's the last day of YASA. Let's finish strong, everyone! #YASA2024 #AcademicChatter

Day 4, everyone! There's so many important events to attend tomorrow- from panels and roundtables to the AGM and a conference social. We will see you there! ☺️ #YASA2024 #AcademicChatter

How is the conference already half over? Day three of YASA is tomorrow. Tell me- what caffeinated drink will you be bringing with you? #yasa2024 #academicchatter

Day 2 of the YASA conference is here! Share in the comments- what are you looking forward to most this week? #YASA2024 #AcademicChatter

It's #YASA2024 week! I'm now listening to the opening session, and excited to explore new ideas related to #YALit and #YAStudies!

Tomorrow is the first day of the YASA 2024 conference! This week, we will be posting a conference schedule each night so you can save or screenshot the next day's events and make sure you don't miss out on any of the awesome events, panels, or roundtables. See you tomorrow! ☺️

YASA's 2024 Virtual Conference is next week from Nov. 4-8. There's still time to register and be a part of the fun! The conference is included in YASA membership dues. Come join us! (Info on how to join YASA or register for conference in bio)