Hey everyone, I’ve been working with Lizzie and Lydia to compile this list of what proofs, samplers, early copies and other goodies can be expected to be found at YALC. They’ve each also shared the list on their blogs too! Gotta say Lizzie did the brunt of the work on this, amazing!

Last yeah Jim (@yayeahyeah) made a list and it honestly made my time at YALC so much easier. As I mentioned in my YALC tips post, I really advise you to only go for books you know you want, which is where this list comes in handy.

Make sure you check back as this post will be updated with new info. If you know something that isn’t on the list, please send me a message on Twitter! 

What to expect at YALC 2018

☆･ *✧･ﾟ Early Copies ･ﾟ✧*･ﾟ☆

Please bring cash for books at publisher stalls as they often do not have card machines

Stalls with Card Readers:

Orion, Harper360, HQ, BKMRK, Bloomsbury, Faber & Faber and Abram & Chronicle

Cash only Stalls:

Ink Road, Usborne, Scholastic, Atom Books and Walker Books have confirmed they are cash only.

Penguin are hoping to have a card reader, confirming Monday.

Be aware that internet signal in YALC is unreliable, so card readers at individual publishers stalls may fail.

The information in italics following the title indicates whether the book is for sale at the publisher’s individual stall or at the on-site Waterstones bookshop.

What Girls Are Made Of by Elana K Arnold. Andersen Press stall.

Show Stealer by Hayley Barker (sequel to Show Stopper). Waterstones stall.

The Island by M. A. Bennett (sequel to STAGS). Hot Key Books stall.

Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes by Holly Bourne. Waterstones stall. Take proof of purchase to Usborne stall to get some goodies, or you can email proof of receipt to kindness@usborne.co.uk.

Dark Queen by Josephine Boyce. Stall A6, labelled “Josephine Boyce” on YALC map, but is actually a stall of multiple indie YA authors. Go say hi!

The Lost Witch by Melvin Burgess. Waterstones stall. Bring your proof of purchase to Andersen press to claim a free copy of Junk, Doing It or Bloodtide.

Vox by Christina Dalcher. Harper Collins stall. Early exclusive hardbacks.

Small Spaces by Sarah Epstein. Walker stall.

The Secret Deep by Lindsay Galvin. Chicken House Books stall.

Bright Ruin by Vic James (third book in Dark Gifts trilogy, released day before). My Kinda Books and Waterstones.

Jinxed by Amy McCulloch. Hashtag Reads stall.

Giant Days by Non Pratt. Waterstones stall. Exclusive reusable coffee cup from the Abrams & Chronicle stall with receipt showing purchase.

Colour Me In by Lydia Ruffles. Waterstones stall.

Friendship Fails of Emma Nash by Chloe Seager. Waterstones.

My (Secret) YouTube Life by Charlotte Seager. My Kinda Book stall.

The Hurting by Lucy van Smit. Chicken House.

Price Guide to the Occult by Leslye Walton. Walker stall.

Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Katherine Webber. Waterstones stall.

It Ends With You by S. K. Wright. Atom Books stall.

Special editions

The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken (signed copy, film edition). BKMRK.

New Special Edition of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. Walker stall.

Signed copies of The Extinction Trials and The Extinction Trials Exile by S. M. Wilson. Usborne. On general sale and there are competitions to win them

☆･ *✧･ﾟProof Giveaways･ﾟ✧*･ﾟ☆

In light of the accessibility issues raised in proof giveaways last year, it appears that most publishers are doing raffles for proofs. We will add any specific tasks alongside the proof information as we receive it, though you may need to ask at the stall for this information where not noted below.

What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera. 10 copies per day will be given away to people who have purchased a book from the Hashtag Read’s stall, chosen at random.

Damsel by Elana K. Arnold. Harper Collins stall at 11.30am on Friday. This will be operated through raffle, get there on time.

Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake. My Kinda Book. 100 copies available on Friday at 11am.

The Caged Queen by Kirsten Ciccarelli (sequel to The Last Namsara). Orion stall. Giveaways on Friday.

Rosie Loves Jack by Mel Darbon. Win early finished copies at the Usborne stall. 25 to give away. Winners announced 5pm each day, on Saturday by Mel Darbon herself.

Izzy and Tristan by Shannon Dunlap. BKMRK. Saturday, giveaways between 11-12 and 3-4pm.

The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox. Harper Collins. 4.30pm on Saturday.

The Familiars by Stacey Halls. Hot Key Books stall. 5 copies to win over the weekend.

The Way Past Winter by Kiran Millwood Hargrave. Chicken House stall. Win copies through their competition.

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson. Egmont/EMT.

Pages & Co by Anna James. Harper Collins. Raffle tickets given out from 12pm on Saturday, and will close on Sunday afternoon when they will announce the winner.

Outside by Sarah Ann Juckes. Penguin Random House stall. 15 proof copies of will be dropped every hour on the Friday, via a raffle draw.

Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa. Harper Collins. Sunday 11am, exclusive early bind-up giveaway.

A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer. Bloomsbury. Simply post a picture of you using our A Curse So Dark and Lonely Snapchat filter on twitter using the hashtag #BreakTheCurse and we will pick 10 winners!

That’s Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger. BKMRK. Friday, giveaways between 11-12 and 3-4pm.

Lifel1k3 by Jay Kristoff. Harper Collins. Competition/giveaway on Friday.

The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang. Harper Collins. Competition/giveaway on Saturday.

The Chaos of Now by Erin Lange. Faber & Faber. Can be won at the stall.

Sawkill Girls by Claire LeGrand. Harper Collins at 3pm on Saturday. This will be operated through raffle, get there on time.

Easy Prey by Catherine Lo. Abrams & Chronicle. 25 copies available every day between 10-12.

Devoted by Jennifer Mathieu. BKMRK. Sunday, giveaways between 11-12 and 3-4pm.

Killer T by Robert Muchamore. Hot Key Books, available on Sunday.

No Fixed Address by Susin Nielsen. Andersen Press. Saturday and Sunday: Enter to win by joining in with our No Fixed Address quiz. Five winners will be selected at random each day.

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan. Hodder. Proofs to be given away throughout the weekend.

The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree by Paola Peretti. Hot Key, be in with a chance to win by tweeting the trailer to win a copy (check the stall for timings).

Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce. Harper Collins. Competition/giveaway of the proof on Sunday.

Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner. Atom Books. Daily giveaways.

Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon. Saturday 28th July, 2pm people in the signing queue will be given raffle tickets. Samantha will then be drawing 2 x winning raffle tickets for a proof giveaway and Bloomsbury will contact the 2 winners to come to the stand to collect their proof.

Beneath The Citadel by Destiny Soria. Abrams & Chronicle. 25 copies available every day between 3 and 5.

You Only Live Once by Jess Vallance. Hot Key Books stall. Roughly 20 copies available to giveaway. Tweet us your YOLO moment to win, six copies a day to giveaway.

The Light Between Worlds by Laura Weymouth. Chicken House. Competitions to win a copy.Emily Eternal by M. G. Wheaton. Hodder. Proofs to giveaway throughout the weekend.

The Girl King by Mimi Yu. Orion stall. Giveaways on Friday.

☆･ *✧･ﾟ Samplers and Fun Stuff at the Stalls ･ﾟ✧*･ﾟ☆

Some samplers are available freely, whereas some you can win at the stalls; check at the individual stalls to confirm.

A6, Indie authors stall:

• Free bath bombs with book purchase, limited to first 30 sales.
• Wunderkids 2 bookmarks.

Abrams & Chronicle:

• Samplers of Stain by A.G. Howard. Win on their stall through a lucky dip — pull a purple flower out of the box to win.
• All books discounted by up to 25%!

Andersen Press: all paperbacks £5, hardbacks £10.

Atom Books: Samplers of Every Colour of You by Amelia Mandeville, Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner and of a currently unannounced project.

BKMRK:

• Samplers of King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo.
• Exclusive clip of The Darkest Minds screenings: Fri at 12.45pm, Sat at 11.45am, Sun at 12.45pm.

Bloomsbury:

• Competition to win your very own Harry Potter House Common Room print signed by Levi Pinfold. Simply post a photo of yourself with your Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets House Edition with the hashtags #HarryPotter20 and #YALC on twitter or Instagram for your chance to win!
• Friday 27th 1pm — 5pm: free Sarah J. Maas Nail Art in the communal area of YALC with two professional manicurists. Take your nail design from the book covers on offer – A Court of Frost and Starlight, A Court of Wings and Ruin, A Court of Mist and Fury or A Court of Thorns and Roses. Limited availability, sign up at the Bloomsbury stand via a sign-up sheet as soon as doors open on Friday.

Chicken House:

• Party to celebrate the publication of The Secret Deep by Lindsay Galvin, 4pm Saturday. There are a limited number of goodie bags for people who buy a copy at this time.
• Kiran Millwood Hargrave will be signing books from 12.30 on Saturday at the Chicken House stall.

Egmont/ Electric Monkey:

• Samplers of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson.
• Holly Jackson will be available to sign proofs and samplers Friday at 11.30-12.00 and 15.30-16.00, Saturday at 10.15-10.45 and 14.30-15.00 and Sunday at 12.30-13.00 and 14.30-15.00.

Faber & Faber:

• Samplers of The Curses (sequel to The Graces) by Laure Eve
• Opportunity to win short story sampler Tales of Sand and Sea by Alwyn Hamilton at 2pm Saturday and Sunday followed by signing.
• Hero at the Fall by Alwyn Hamilton tote bags and t shirts can be won at the stand
• In Paris With You competition for a copy of the book and other goodies
• Laure Eve will be at our stand to sign copies of The Graces on Saturday at 12pm

Firefly Press:

• Three Strikes by Kat Ellis, Lucy Christopher and Rhian Ivory.
• Kat Ellis will be on the stand to sign copies of Three Strikes and chat on Saturday 28 July from 12 midday.

Hashtag Reads: Amy McCulloch will be on the stall to sign copies of Jinxed on Saturday at 12.30pm

Harper Collins (one stall for Childrens, HQ, Harper Voyager & 360)

• On Friday at 3pm, there will be a raffle based giveaway where you can win one of 50 Alice Oseman signed prints.
• Friday at 2pm: VOX Jumper and Hardback Giveaway
• On Saturday, there will be a Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth print giveaway
• Charly Cox framed poem/photo giveaway on Saturday, 1.30pm.
• Sunday: Fantastic Beasts super prize raffle
• Samplers of The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy (sequel to Gentlemen’s Guide to Vice and Virtue) by Mackenzi Lee; Fierce Like a Firestorm (sequel to Wicked Like a Wildfire) by Lana Popović

Hodder: Running several competitions to win a mammoth book bundle, a set of Strange the Dreamer and Muse of Nightmares proofs, and a Jasper Fforde hibernation pack! Check at the stall for details.

Hot Key Books

• Alexandra Christo will sign To Kill a Kingdom on the stall 10-11am on Saturday.
• M. A. Bennett will sign copies of STAGS and The Island 12-1pm on Saturday.
• To Kill a Kingdom themed siren makeovers on Saturday 10-2pm. Check the stall to book a slot.
• Samplers for The Wicked King by Holly Black and The Twisted Tree by Rachel Burge samplers available on stand
• Hot Key will be running the book swap stand again!

Ink Road: Samplers of Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman.

Interlude Press: 

• Author Julia Ember will be signing sneak peeks of her new book The Navigators Touch, the sequel to The Seafarer’s Kiss.
• All books will be discounted!

My Kinda Book:

• Friday, from 2pm a chance to win Floored Converse.
• Saturday 12-2pm, Children of Blood and Bone inspired lip looks with MDM Flow; from 2pm Children of Blood and Bone cupcakes and discover your maji clan.
• Sunday: from 10am, Ash Princess lucky dip.
• Sunday: 1-3pm Vic James (Dark Gifts Trilogy) signing, followed by afternoon tea with Vic.
• Double sided sampler of Muhammed Khan’s books, featuring I Am Thunder and their forthcoming release Kick the Moon.
• Samplers of Enchantée by Gita Trelease.

Orion:

• double sided sampler of Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio and Skyward by Brandon Sanderson, The Girl King by Mimi Yu, and The Caged Queen by Kristen Ciccarelli
• Saturday: exciting top secret activity around Hank Green’s debut novel An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
• Sunday there will be chances to win Mirror, Mirror by Cara Delevigne and fun activities to promote Overshareby Rose & Rosie.

Penguin:

• A super proof of samplers including extracts from The Million Pieces of Neena Gill by Emma Smith-Barton, Outside by Sarah Ann Juckes.

Scholastic:

• Samplers of Oh My Gods by Alexandra Sheppard; A Storm of Ice and Stars (sequel to a Shiver of Ice and Snow) by Lisa Lueddecke.
• Original short story in sampler format – Noah Goes Nuclear by Simon James Green!

Stripes:

• Aisha Bushby will be singing copies of Change book from 1.30pm on Saturday.
• #ProudBook cover reveal at 3.30pm on Saturday.
• Sneak peek pamphlet from Proud Book will be available after the reveal.

Titan Books:

• Samplers of The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman and Other Words for Smoke by Sarah Maria Griffin
• Pins for A Blade So Black by L. L. McKinney

Walker: Samplers of Dry by Neal Shustermann

Usborne:

• Friday: Kim Curran will be holding a ‘Slay your demons workshop’ and will be available to sign copies of Slayafterwards on the UsborneYA stand.
• Sunday: Will Hill, YA Book Prize winner, will be signing copies of winning book, After the Fire, following his appearance.
• Sunday: All attendees of Holly Bourne’s origami workshop will receive a #KindnessIScontagious goodie bag. Help Usborne spread the Kindness virus — visit the UsborneYA stand to find out more on the Sunday.
• Free posters with sample chapters for The Extinction Trials, Slay and Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes?
• Paperbacks are 2 for £10, or sold at RRP.

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