Schedule at a Glance

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Schedule at a Glance

Timed events are FREE to attend and though they occurred October 15-17 they are now available to watch any time. *Starred events are ASL interpreted.

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In addition to these scheduled events, don’t forget the 2020 TCBF offers a Minnesota Writers Mashup, our new Chapbook Launch, and a dynamic Exhibit Hall, all available any time starting October 15, 10:00 am Central. And for some interactive fun, cartoonist Kirk Anderson drew caricatures live each day of the Festival—see here for details!

Thursday, October 15, 2020

Time
Event

15-Oct-20, 10:00 am

Twentieth Annual TCBF Launch, featuring Naomi Shihab Nye *

15-Oct-20, 11:30 am

Magical Middle Grade: Chantel Acevedo, Victoria Bond, and David A. Robertson

15-Oct-20, 1:00 pm

Friendship and Family: Eric Gansworth, Lamar Giles, and Justin A. Reynolds

15-Oct-20, 2:30 pm

Poetry Showcase: Sumita Chakraborty, Heid Erdrich, and Joy Priest

15-Oct-20, 4:00 pm

History, Memory, Fiction: David Hajdu, Kathleen Rooney, and Tatiana Ryckman

15-Oct-20, 5:30 pm

Kerlan Awards honoring Jon Scieszka *

Time Event
15-Oct-20,
10:00 am		 Twentieth Annual TCBF Launch, featuring Naomi Shihab Nye
15-Oct-20,
11:30 am		 Magical Middle Grade: Chantel Acevedo, Victoria Bond, and David A. Robertson

15-Oct-20,
1:00 pm

 Friendship and Family: Eric Gansworth, Lamar Giles, and Justin A. Reynolds
15-Oct-20,
2:30 pm		 Poetry Showcase: Sumita Chakraborty, Heid Erdrich, and Joy Priest 
15-Oct-20,
4:00 pm		 History, Memory, Fiction: David Hadju, Kathleen Rooney, and Tatiana Ryckman
15-Oct-20,
5:30 pm		 Kerlan Awards honoring Jon Scieszka
     

Friday, October 16, 2020

Time
Event
16-Oct-20, 10:00am

Picture Book Playtime: Sophie Blackall, Djenane Saint Juste, Jonathan Stutzman, Kao Kalia Yang

16-Oct-20, 11:30 am
Beyond Imagination: Middle Grade Graphic Novels: Tim Probert, Kathleen Gros, and David Bowles
16-Oct-20, 1:00 pm
Shattered Childhoods: Realistic Violence and YA Fiction: Tiffany D. Jackson, Kim Johnson, and Bryan Bliss
16-Oct-20, 2:30 pm
Poetry Showcase: Yona Harvey, Linda Hogan, and Ted Mathys
16-Oct-20, 4:00 pm
U.S. History Gets Graphic: Derf Backderf, Robert Sikoryak, and James Otis Smith
16-Oct-20, 5:30 pm

Kate DiCamillo, in conversation with Jennifer M. Brown *

Time Event
16-Oct-20,
10:00am		 Picture Book Playtime: Sophie Blackall, Djenane Saint Juste, John Stutzman, Kao Kalia Yang
16-Oct-20,
11:30 am		 Beyond Imagination: Middle Grade Graphic Novels: Tim Probert, Kathleen Gros, and David Bowles
16-Oct-20,
1:00 pm		 Shattered Childhoods: Realistic Violence and YA Fiction: Tiffany D. Jackson, Kim Johnson, and Bryan Bliss
16-Oct-20,
2:30 pm		 Poetry Showcase: Yona Harvey, Linda Hogan, and Ted Mathys
16-Oct-20,
4:00 pm		 U.S. History Gets Graphic: Derf Backderf, Robert Sikoryak, and James Otis Smith
16-Oct-20,
5:30 pm		 Kate DiCamillo, in conversation with Jennifer M. Brown
     

Saturday, October 17, 2020

Time
Event
17-Oct-20, 10:00am

Kwame Alexander & James Patterson—Becoming Muhammad Ali *

17-Oct-20, 11:30 am
Growing up Graphic: Jerry Craft, Hope Larson, and Ursula Murray Husted
17-Oct-20, 1:00 pm

Jasper Fforde, in conversation with Stephanie Curtis *

17-Oct-20, 2:30 pm

Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam, in conversation with Lissa Jones *

17-Oct-20, 4:00 pm

“Yappy Hour” with W. Bruce Cameron *

17-Oct-20, 5:30 pm

Personal Narrative as Political Struggle: Pamela Sneed, Adam Smyer, and Frank Wilderson, III

17-Oct-20, 7:00 pm

Ayad Akhtar, in conversation with Dessa *

Time Event
17-Oct-20,
10:30 am		 Kwame Alexander & James Patterson—Becoming Muhammad Ali
17-Oct-20,
11:30 am		 Growing up Graphic: Jerry Craft, Hope Larson, and Ursula Murray Husted
17-Oct-20,
1:00 pm		 Jasper Fforde, in conversation with Stephanie Curtis
17-Oct-20,
2:30 pm		 Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam, in conversation with Lissa Jones
17-Oct-20,
4:00 pm		 “Yappy Hour” with W. Bruce Cameron
17-Oct-20,
5:30 pm		 Personal Narrative as Political Struggle: Pamela Sneed, Adam Smyer, and Frank Wilderson, III
17-Oct-20,
7:00 pm		  Ayad Akhtar, in conversation with Dessa