Young Writers Society

For this week's poll I'd like to know whether you've ever met a "real" well-known author. This can have been at a convention, a book signing, or perhaps they're your neighbours... Do share whom you've met or whom you'd really love to meet!

Rainbow Rowell and David Leviathan!

I have met an author, but she is not really famous. In fact she is my grandma, she was locally famous over 30yrs ago but currently isn't. She has several things published about WWII but the stories never made it big.

Actually, most of my family are writers and have things published, but never became famous. If anything I'm actually famous when I was younger the local newspaper used to hold writing contests at my school and I was always top 3 in the class.

My most famous work I guess you could say was about Christmas time and giving to charity. (Wrote that in 3rd grade, it shocked everyone that a 9yr old had such a deep and profound understanding of that type of thing) it was published in the newspaper and more people than normal donated to the local food pantries and charities that year. And they republished it in the newspaper a few times. I had 15minutes of fame and if brought up in a conversation a few of the townsfolk would remember it.

My great grandfather is Robert (Bob) Warren, native to Frisco Texas. He was the mayor, and changed stuff there for the better. He writes, too.

He turns... um... 96 this year, I believe.

I mean, I exchanged emails with Drew karpyshyn, who has written quite a few Star Wars novels, wrote the entire plot and script for "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic" the videogame (regarded as one of the greatest videogames ever made, and as having the greatest plot twist in video game history, which could make M Night Shamalan crap his pants), and the man behind the ENTIRE Mass Effect franchise. Not super famous, and pretty underrated, but still.

I doubt it counts though.

Does watching Jacqueline Wilson sign books counts as meeting her? I have a feeling it doesn't...
My mum and I didn't realise you needed tickets for the signing.

I'd say so, @BellaRoma! Were you able to talk to her at all or did you need a ticket for all of it? What did she seem like? I used to love her books when I was younger but I heard somewhere she isn't that friendly or something? Maybe it's not true though!

@Demeter, I needed a ticket for it all. I would not have known what to say, anyway.

I saw Anthony Horowitz once, when he was signing copies of Oblivion. As he was the author that got me into reading, I was pretty happy.

I met Sarah Rees Brennan at a book signing, and briefly met Terry Pratchett at a debate!

I also went to a talk by John Boyne who wrote The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas where I accidentally bumped into Colm Tóibín on the way out. Whoops.

Rick Riordan.

Oh yeah, I met Harriet Beecher Stowe on an airplane to Martha's Vinyard back in the Spring of 08'

shiney1 wrote:Rick Riordan.

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StellaThomas wrote:
I also went to a talk by John Boyne who wrote The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

What a sad story

Tamora Pierce.
I'm not sure it counts, however, because I didn't actually talk to her. I was three feet away, though.