The YACs began modestly in 2004. See how we have grown.
YAC I - 39 students in grades 7 and 8 of the Thames Valley Board. Half-day event.
YAC II - 65 students in grades 7 and 8 of the Thames Valley District School Board and the London District Catholic School Board. Full-day event.
YAC III - 65 students - grades 7 and 8 - TVDSB and LDCSB.
YAC IV - 73 students - grades 7 and 8 - TVDSB and LDCSB.
YAC V - 77 students - grades 7 and 8 - TVDSB and LDCSB.
YAC VI - 127 students - grades 6, 7 and 8 - TVDSB and LDCSB.
YAC VII - 135 students - grades 6, 7 and 8 - TVDSB and LDCSB.
YAC VIII - 118 students - grades 6, 7,and 8 - TVDSB and LDCSB and alternate schools.
YAC IX - 106 students - grades 6, 7 and 8 - TVDSB, LDCSB and alternate schools.
These are the guest authors who have helped emerging authors hone their craft at the YACs:
YAC I and YAC II - Maxine Trottier (By the Standing Stone, Under a Shooting Star)
YAC III - Barbara Haworth-Attard (Love-Lies-Bleeding, Buried Treasure)
YAC IV and YAC V - Eric Walters (Bifocal, The Bully Boys)
YAC VI - Paul Kropp (Moonkid and Liberty, The Rock)
YAC VII - Deborah Ellis (The Breadwinner, A Company of Fools)
YAC VIII and YAC IX - Rebecca J. Anderson (Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter, Wayfarer, Arrow)
On April 20,2012, Amy McAuley will be the guest author for YAC X. Her two books are Over and Over You and Violins of Autumn. Amy is currently working on a third book.