#YAieDay

Two Irish-based YA-themed events to watch out for next month:

1) #YAieDay (Saturday October 3rd), an online day of twitter chats featuring writers and editors discussing all kinds of topics, from writing routines to absent parents and food in literature.

2) DeptCon (Friday/Saturday October 23rd/24th), the first Irish YA convention, taking place in Smock Alley, and featuring a bunch of Irish and UK YAers talking about everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask.